Minsk, Belarus
$300 - $500 / Day
32 y.o. photojournalism directing filming interviewing video editing
This story is about Veronika, an activist of the Belarussian Young Greens, who finds positive sides of the quarantine, caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. Belsat TV – https://belsat.eu/ Open Media Hub – http://www.openmediahub.com “This production was supported by OPEN Media Hub with funds provided by the European Union”
Every weekend in crowded places in the center of Minsk, participants in the Food Not Bombs initiative feed the homeless. They buy groceries with their own money and prepare vegetarian cereals and soups. The goal is not only to feed people, but also to draw attention to the problem of the homeless, whom the authorities are trying to make invisible by taking them out of town before the holidays.
A short story about 20-year-old Daniel, a composer who is obsessed with music and tests his works on passers-by on the subway
Sasha Makarchuk is completely paralyzed. Vitya Mikhalchenkov has only one finger that moves. But the guys create websites, launch projects, teach other people with disabilities to work at a computer so as not to be dependent. Vitya and Sasha have been friends for eight years, but they have never been to each other's home. Borisov and Liozno are 200 kilometers apart. But neither distance nor health prevented the friends from meeting.
Produced for Outriders
Despite numerous arrests, detentions and brutality of the police forces, Belarusian journalists continue to report on protests and actions by the authorities, which are aimed at the society calling for a new presidential election and the leadership change. They continue their work thanks for the solidarity among themselves and the society. What are the working conditions for journalists? What are they afraid of? How do they deal with censorship and internet shutdowns or disruptions? What does the citizens' support look like? These are just some of the questions we answer. ⚫️ The presidential election in Belarus, which took place on August 9, 2020, is a turning point for Belarusian civil society. Since the second half of May, rallies of support for opposition candidates have taken place in the country. The rigged results of the elections and the police aggression that took place between August 9–11 convinced the Belarusians to firmly state: "it's enough". The protests have been going on for the fourth month now. ⚫️ This movie is the first episode of the "Canaries" mini-series. We show the work of independent journalists and the initiatives they create in various countries around the world. In the first season, we will introduce to you the heroes and heroines from Belarus, Japan and Colombia, among others.
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