Fridoon Joinda — ReFOCUS Media Labs

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"SENT TO THEIR DEATH"

A FILM BY

FRIDOON JOINDA

Lesvos, Greece
Aug 1, 2017

Fridoon Joinda, a young and talented filmmaker we met on Lesvos at One Happy Family Refugee Community Center, is also a refugee from afghanistan and has been on the island for over a year. FRIDOON WAS CONSTANTLY DOCUMENTING the GENERAL CONDITIONS ON LESVOS and was also reporting on the hunger strike here in Lesovs, which recently reached DAY 35.

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While FRIDOON was granted asylum in greece AT THE TIME OF REPORTING, HE WAS unable to travel or secure a spot in university in EuroPE. BUT while On lesvos, he has put his flowering talents to use BY tellING the real story of life on lesvos from a refugee's perspective and experience. THIS WORK EVENTUALLY BECAME THE INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY "SENT TO THEIR DEATH." Watch the entire film here.

1976KM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT FRIDOON WILL BE RETURNING TO LESVOS AS A TEACHING-ARTIST IN OUR REFOCUS REFUGEE MEDIA LABS INITIATIVE. WHO BETTER TO TRAIN REFUGEES ON HOW TO professionally TELL THEIR STORies AND SHOW THEM THE VALUE OF THESE MODERN SKILLS THAN SOMEONE WHO is living IT. YOU CAN CONNECT WITH FRIDOON and check out his new media ON FACEBOOK @joindaProduciton