From Backyard Raves to Global Activism: Mo El-Amin’s DIY Blueprint on Finding Meaning in Shared Spaces
"We’ve basically built a “fundraiser economy” where collectives, communities, and friends run solidarity events, scrape together resources, and still make meaningful change"
The Ugly Side of the Industry:
A Filmmaker’s Diary
I could have done what people expect women to do after heartbreak: eat a bucket of ice cream, disappear into bed, watch reruns of Friends until the pain softened into numbness. Instead, I did something else.
Locked Out: How the German and European Film Industry Keeps SWANA Voices on the Margins
You are told diversity matters. But the system is designed to filter you out. Even when productions need Arabic or Persian for authenticity, roles often go to German actors who have learned the language — because they are already represented, already connected, already trusted.
The Ugly Side of the Industry:
A Filmmaker’s Diary
From Backyard Raves to Global Activism: Mo El-Amin’s DIY Blueprint on Finding Meaning in Shared Spaces
I could have done what people expect women to do after heartbreak: eat a bucket of ice cream, disappear into bed, watch reruns of Friends until the pain softened into numbness. Instead, I did something else.
"We’ve basically built a “fundraiser economy” where collectives, communities, and friends run solidarity events, scrape together resources, and still make meaningful change"
Locked Out: How the German and European Film Industry Keeps SWANA Voices on the Margins
Locked Out: How the German and European Film Industry Keeps SWANA Voices on the Margins
You are told diversity matters. But the system is designed to filter you out. Even when productions need Arabic or Persian for authenticity, roles often go to German actors who have learned the language — because they are already represented, already connected, already trusted.
You are told diversity matters. But the system is designed to filter you out. Even when productions need Arabic or Persian for authenticity, roles often go to German actors who have learned the language — because they are already represented, already connected, already trusted.
From Backyard Raves to Global Activism: Mo El-Amin’s DIY Blueprint on Finding Meaning in Shared Spaces
The Ugly Side of the Industry:
A Filmmaker’s Diary
"We’ve basically built a “fundraiser economy” where collectives, communities, and friends run solidarity events, scrape together resources, and still make meaningful change"
"We’ve basically built a “fundraiser economy” where collectives, communities, and friends run solidarity events, scrape together resources, and still make meaningful change"
I could have done what people expect women to do after heartbreak: eat a bucket of ice cream, disappear into bed, watch reruns of Friends until the pain softened into numbness. Instead, I did something else.
