The ReFOCUS Arts Festival: Art Under Pressure

 The ReFOCUS Arts Festival: Art Under Pressure is a FREE annual showcase of work by our international community of media creators, musicians, and DJs who all work to unify in the face of forces determined to divide.

Join us at Romantso from 19-21.05 for a world-class DJ party, live performances, film screenings, photography, graphic design, music videos and reportage.

ReFOCUS Media Labs is an international collective of media artists that formed on the Greek island of Lesvos in 2017 to provide media skills training to locals, recognized refugees and asylum seekers. Since very humble beginnings ReFOCUS has expanded into a global network of media labs in Greece (Lesvos, Athens), Poland (Krakow), America (Philadelphia) and professional productions in Amsterdam and Berlin. Our media skills training program has certified hundreds of students, produced feature films, mainstream reportage, and original photography, design and music videos that have been exhibited internationally.

More info here: https://refocusmedialabs.org/

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FRI, 19.05 23:00-05:00

OPENING PARTY
DUCKEM
TIME94
ROT10
DOG2TH
MEDDUS

Tickets: Tickets- €8 pre-sale / €10 door
Viva Link: https://www.viva.gr/.../the-refocus-arts-festival-art.../

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SAT, 20.05
EXHIBITION OPENS (14:00-23:00)

FILM SCREENING SESSIONS

(16:00-18:00) FILM SCREENING 01: "EVEN AFTER DEATH" - feature documentary

A fateful journey through the marked and unmarked graves around Greece where refugees have been buried since 2015. Told through the story of Fereshta, an Afghan mother who survived a deadly shipwreck, the film portrays the situation thousands face while seeking asylum in Europe, and the struggle Greek coroners, communities and families face when identifying those who have gone missing. This film was written, directed and produced by survivors of these deadly crossings, premiered at Human Rights Film Festival Berlin, and remains on the world festival circuit.

Following the film: Discussion with film directors- Reza Adib, Douglas Herman; Founder of Missing Migrant’s Project - Jan Bikker

Book your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../refocus-art-fest-art...

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(19:00-21:00) FILM SCREENING 02: "NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US"- featurette documentary

Serving as a call to action for mainstream media to develop a new standard of engagement with impacted communities, the film chronicles tumultuous years of struggle on Lesvos for asylum seekers and refugees. The film focuses upon the days that surround the fires that destroyed the infamous Moria refugee camp, and the forced relocation into another “temporary” camp. The film is codirected and produced by ReFOCUS Citizen Journalists who have produced scores of reports in collaboration with international media outlets. It premiered at the Movies That Matter film festival in The Hague, and remains on the world festival circuit.

Following the film: Discussion with film directors- Nazanin Foroghi , Yaser Akbari

Book your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../refocus-art-fest-art...

(19:00-21:00) FILM SCREENING 02: FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE: "THE FIRE OF MORIA"

In the late hours of 8 September 2020, large fires broke out at the migrant camp of Moria, located on the frontier island of Lesvos, Greece. The fires smoldered over several days, displacing thousands of people and reducing the epicenter of the EU’s carceral archipelago to ashes. The overcrowded camp, first established in 2013, was host to more than 13,000 people at the time, and was notorious for its precarious and unsafe living conditions—conditions manufactured and maintained for years by Greek and EU policies. Α large part of the audio-visual material that was analysed in this investigation consisted of footage shot by young asylum seeker students of ReFOCUS Media Labs, an organisation training refugees on Lesvos in filmmaking and journalism.

Special Guests: Forensic Architecture 3D Model Designers

Book your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../refocus-art-fest-art...
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SAT, 20.05
-3 LIVE PERFORMANCE SESSIONS-

SPECIAL GUEST DJ:
JOHNY MATTO

15:00-16:00 LIVE SESSION 01:

WERA & NICK

GELLY FLOURI
w/ MIHALIS KRAOUNAKIS

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18:00-19:00 LIVE SESSION 02:

MARTHA MORELEON
w/ALEJANDRO DIAZ, HERMAN MAYR

CRISTINA FONTANA

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21:30-22:30 LIVE SESSION 03:

IAN BALZAN DORIZAS

DASHO KURTI

KOKOWUMBA & FRIENDS

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SUN, 21.05
EXHIBITION OPEN (14:00-20:00)

MORE LIVE PERFORMANCES
(To Be Announced Shortly)

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FULL ART FESTIVAL SCHEDULE- https://refocusmedialabs.org/art-fest-schedule

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: info@refocusmedialabs.org 

Romantso

Εισιτήρια

www.viva.gr/tickets/happenings/the-refocus-arts-festival-art-under-pressure

19 ΜΑΪ́ ΣΤΙΣ 11 Μ.Μ. – 21 ΜΑΪ́ ΣΤΙΣ 8 Μ.Μ.

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