Directed by | Claudia Giannetto
Writer | Claudia Giannetto
Year | 2017
Runtime | 58’32”
Country | Greece, USA
Genre | Documentary feature
Shooting Format | Full HD 1920×1080
Aspect Ratio | 16:9
Languages | English, Arabic, Turkish
Subtitles | English
Cinematography | Claudia Giannetto, Andrea Giannone
Editing | Andrea Giannone
Sound-mixing | Riccardo Cocozza
Colour-grading | Andrea Gadaleta Caldarola
Original music score | Nezih Antlaki, Sumar Frejat
Recording Engineers | Joseph Strand
Additional Music | Simone Torino
Shooting Location | Ritsona Refugee Camp, Greece.
Production | Jessica Hecht
English subtitles/Translations | Irene Artegiani, Nema Alaraby
Synopsis | EN | In December 2017, actress Jessica Hecht, producer Jenny Gersten, director Arin Arbus and music director Mary Mitchell Campbell made their first visit to the Ritsona Refugee Camp, one hour north of Athens. Their host was I AM YOU, an NGO devoted to bettering the lives of displaced persons through education, healthcare and legal support. The mission which Jessica was still planning became The Campfire Project.
Six months later, 15 international theatre artists, a psychiatrist, a NYC schoolteacher, a translator and a documentary crew returned to the camp. Over the next four weeks they created an Arabic language version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, provided basic educational assistance, ran wellness classes for residents of all ages and provided translation for the multitude of residents suffering from trauma- and stressor-related disorders. The film documents their journey.
June 6th, FCSH- NOVA
2:30 PM
