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Gezi Park

Capulcu voices from Gezi is a collective documentary about Gezi Park revolt in early summer 2013. Started as a “resistance” to protect the park in Taksim Square, Istanbul, from the construction of a shopping mall, the “movement” spread to many different cities in Turkey after the police attacked peaceful protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas. We tried to give to Turks who were active during the revolt, the opportunity to tell their side of the story. We interviewed several people who had different views on society. For the first time, though, they were united to preserve Gezi Park. So far, they succeeded. At least seven people lost their lives during demonstrations, thousands were injured. All screamed against repression and solidarity arrived from all over the world.The documentary won the Amnesty International Award in 2014. Please watch it and tell me what you think.

Technical Sheet
Original title :  Çapulcu – Voices from Gezi
Color : color
Year : 2014
Time : 60’
Directors : Benedetta Argentieri, Claudio Casazza, Carlo Prevosti, Duccio Servi, Stefano Zoja
Screenplay : Carlo Prevosti, Claudio Casazza, Stefano Zoja, Duccio Servi
Editing : Carlo Prevosti
Cinematography : Claudio Casazza, Duccio Servi, Stefano Zoja
With :  Ayse Deniz Karacagil
Produced by : Film Chapuling & Cinema Insolito, Benedetta Argentieri

The sun doesn’t always rise in Qayyara

One of the image published by the Sunday Times Magazine on November 27,2016. (Credit Joey L.)

Last month I travelled with photographer Joey L. in Iraq and Syria. In the first part of the journey we worked with Oxfam around Mosul area. It was an amazing reporting experience, especially in Qayyara where the burning oil wells, set on fire by ISIS while retreating. The scene is almost apocalyptic. Oxfam is doing an amazing job on the ground. I have seen first-hand.

The Sunday Times Magazine published Joey’s amazing pictures and my article with the title: “The Day the Sun Never Rose.” Below you will find the longer version of it.

QAYYARA (Iraq) – A haze of thick black smoke obscured the view of the sky. The only source of illumination was a wall of flames at least three-stories high. A constant humming drone came from boiling oil which looked like lava ready to spill out from a volcano. Suddenly a small pin prick of light revealed itself through the thick, noxious clouds- a reminder that it was actually the middle of the day.

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The Syrian regime invites rebels in east Aleppo to a football match

On Wednesday morning  Syrians citizens received on their mobile phones two “absurd” text messages from the regime. They were addressing civilians and rebels in east Aleppo, asking them to participate to a football match on Thursday at noon, “a goodwill gesture on the road to national reconciliation.”

Text message received by Syrian citizens

“Rebels in the neighborhoods of east Aleppo, anyone who wants to attend or participate in the football match should come to Hamdaniyeh Stadium on Thursday 11/24 at 12:00 pm through the passageways announced previously”

“Rebels in the  neighborhoods of east Aleppo, the governorate of Aleppo invites you to attend and participate in a football match, as a gesture of goodwill on the way to achieving national reconciliation”

 

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Benedetta Argentieri

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