[Living in-between] | Group exhibition

T.A.F/ the art foundation hosts Refugee Week Greece 2023 | 19.06 – 25.06.23

In the context of Refugee Week Greece, T.A.F. / the art foundation presents the art exhibition Living in-between under the theme of this year's festival which is "compassion".  A combination of artists who address migration, in an artistic context and artists who have a refugee background themselves, participate in the group exhibition that will take place at T.A.F. / the art foundation from Monday 19 June until Sunday 25 June 2023.

About the Festival:

Refugee Week Greece is a community led, all welcome, fully accessible festival.  We believe strongly in the importance and values of equality and diversity, and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for event organizers, organisations and the public attending our events. Our aim is to understand and celebrate our diverse community and recognize the value of each individual's contribution. We believe that artists should be supported in their quest for a platform to express themselves and for that reason we produce and promote performances and installations for artists of diaspora, providing them with the necessary resources to bring their art to a receptive and supportive audience, and preparing them to continue their professional growth in other parts of the world. The festival is kindly supported by the Municipality of Athens with the participation of the Centre for Coordination on Migrant and Refugee Issues (ACCMR), the Municipality's Centre for Migrant Integration (KEM) and integration programmes, the UNHCR Greece, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Greece and the Children's Rights Network. Also, supported by Legrand Greece.

9 artists and art groups will engage in a multimedia conversation with the refugee past and present, the concept of mutual aid, their personal view of compassion, the cruelty of uprooting and the reality of refugees' daily lives.

"Xenitia", population exchange, communities, sea, borders
seeking refuge, fleeing
displacement
children's perspective
a house you carry with you, people you carry, carrying
in-between
temporary home,  indefinitely temporary home, home

Along side the exhibition ''Living in-between'', Compass Films, will also take place at T.A.F. / the art foundation, a film event that aims to raise awareness about refugee communities, compassion and promote inclusion through art.

Films and storytelling have a remarkable power to foster social cohesion and create empathy between individuals and communities. They have the ability to transcend cultural boundaries, connect people on an emotional level and shed light on the experiences and struggles of marginalised communities, including migrants and refugees. Recognizing this potential, Refugee Week Greece took a significant step forward by directly engaging migrant communities. In doing so, Compass Films aims to share stories of compassion, humanity and creativity, thus promoting understanding and inclusion, as part of Refugee Week Greece.

More information about the festival and the other actions can be found at the following link: https://refugeeweek.gr/ 

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''Living in-between'' Exhibition

Participants: Clemence B.T.D. Barret, Etienne Bruce, Grigoria Vryttia Rahmat Ahmadi, Sirkhane Darkroom, Tetiana Hneniuk, Todd Rigos, Virginia Christakos, YiannisTyrovolas

Curators: Aleksandra Malakasioti, Eirini Ruby

Opening: Monday 19 June 2023 | 19.00
Duration: 19.06 - 25.06.23
Opening hours: 12.00 - 20.00

Compass Films Screenings Programme

Curated by Natalia Galgos and Georgia Korossi

*Films are submitted by the general public after an Open Call during February 2023 and through collaborations with partner organisations.

Monday 19 June:

Opening of ''Living in-between'' | 19.00 – 22.00

Opening of Compass Films with Humanitarians in Action playing in loop

Tuesday 20 June:

Hope Away from Home: Celebrating World Refugee Day with UNHCR, communities, partners

"Living in-between" Exhibition (1st floor) | 12.00 – 21.00 

Makers Market (ground floor) | 18.00 – 21.00

Refugees speaking to Refugees, open discussion on women empowerment and inclusion (1st floor) | 18.00 – 19.30

Film Screenings and Discussion with UNHCR & KARPOS, Compass Films | 19.30 – 21.00

Film 1: The Making Of Storytelling Lab (6:30) in collaboration with KARPOS

Film 2: Small Worlds (4:52) in collaboration with KARPOS

Film 3: Life Long Day (3:43) in collaboration with KARPOS

Film 4: Only My Voice (11:27) in collaboration with filmmaker Myriam Rey (Open Call Submission) & Other Activities for all | 21.00 -closing

Wednesday 21 June:

CompassFilms – Screening & Panel Discussion with Dina Ntziora representing the British Council and Andy Theochari representing Global Girl Media | 19.00 – 21.00

Film 1: The Fear of Fear (2:14) in collaboration with filmmaker Elie Fahed

Film 2: Neither HereNor There (6:25) in collaboration with Amna and filmmaker Jawed Taiman (Open Call Submission)

Film 3: Nowhere (22:52) in collaboration with the British Council

Film 4: The Place That is Ours (12:40) in collaboration with filmmaker Dorothy Allen-Pickard (Open Call Submission)

Film 5: Arin (10:44) in collaboration with filmmaker Mizgin Arslan (Open Call Submission)

Film 6: Little Mother (5:42) in collaboration Global Girl Media and filmmaker Atta Brimo (Open Call Submission)

Film 7: Settl El Donia in collaboration with filmmaker Elie Fahed

Thursday 22 June:

Self Care workshops for people working in the Humanitarian Sector | 13.00 - 14.30 in collaboration with EEA Grants

To book a place email refugeeweeekgreece@gmail.com

Compass Films - Screening & Panel Discussion with Michalis Katsouris, Vera Iona Papadopoulou, Alexia Tsouni and George Tsouros (Solidarity Now) | 19.00 - 21.15

Evening in collaboration with Balkan Can Kino

Film 1: Wall of Shame (32:18) in collaboration with filmmaker Michalis Katsouris

Film 2: In the right place (28:14) in collaboration with Sam Van Zoest

Film 3: I woke up 18! (13:16) in collaboration with Solidarity Now and Vera Iona Papadopoulou

Film 4: Back To Life (30:00) in collaboration with Alexia Tsouni

Friday 23 June:

Generation Outside Afghanistan - book presentation of 'Silent Scream' written by Farida Ahmadi, founder of NGO Global Happiness, followed by a talk on women's rights  in Afghanistan (speakers include: painter Manila Mohammadi, activists Karim and Hana Ganji, Ioanna Nisiriou founder of We Need Books, Xenia Passa former head of UNHCR Greece, Ervin Sehou from Aegean University and representatives of Generation Outside Afghanistan Chrysa Botsi, Mohammed Mirzay and Konstantinos Kabourakis) | 14.00 - 16.00

Free entrance

Compass Films - Screening & Panel Discussion with Theo Panagopoulos and Balkan Beyond Borders | 19.00 - 21.00

Film 1: A Horse Has More Blood Than a Human (19:51) in collaboration with London Migration Film Festival and filmmaker Abolfazl Talooni

Film 2: A year in exile (19:00) in collaboration with London Migration Film Festival and filmmaker Malaz Usta

Film 3: My Own Personal Lebanon (15:44) in collaboration with Balkan Beyond Borders and filmmaker Theo Panagopoulos

Film 4: Dark Light (25:42) in collaboration with Balkan Beyond Borders and Klaudia Pashnjari

Saturday 24 June:

Compass Films – Screening & Panel Discussion with filmmaker | 19.00 - 21.00

Film 1: Playing With Fire (1h 30min)

in collaboration with Filmmaker Anneta Papathanasiou

Sunday 25 June:

Compass Films – Screening & Panel Discussion with Freddie Atta | 17.30 – 18.30

Samos on Fire film (18:00)

Live band Music UBUNTU

in collaboration with filmmaker Freddie Atta

As part of Compass Films we will also present a series of films we will be showing throughout the day:

On Monday 19th (19:00 - 22:00), Tuesday 20th (12:00 - 14:00) and Wednesday 21st (12:00 - 17:00):

Compass Films - Humanitarians in Action

Film 1: Voices in the Shadows in collaboration with Meta DRAS

Film 2: The Suitcase in collaboration with Network for Children's Rights

Film 3: Unaccompanied Minors in collaboration with Medecins du Monde

Film 4: Diaries from the field in collaboration with MSF

Film 5: The Travel in collaboration with Medecins du Monde

On Thursday 22nd (12.00– 17.00), Friday 23rd (12.00-13.00), Saturday 24th (12.00-17.00) , and Sunday 25th (12.00-15.00):

Compass Films - Women in Forced Migration (all Open Call Submissions

Film 1: Only My Voice in collaboration with filmmaker Myriam Re

Film 2: Little Mother in collaboration Global Girl Media and filmmaker Atta Brimo

Film 3: Penaber in collaboration with filmmaker Ramazan Kilic

Film 4: Escape to Justice in collaboration with Global Girl Media and filmmaker Andriana Theochari, Yana's Story in collaboration with Amna and filmmaker Marta Kasztelas

Film 6: Waiting in an Endless Line in collaboration with Global Girl Media and filmmaker Mahmonir Shirzard

Film 7: Aryan: a Refugee Journey during COVID 19 in collaboration with GlobalMedia Girl and filmmaker Aryan Ashori

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