Documentary on Syrian Refugees’ Impact on Jordanians Needs Funding
Daily Kos – 19 December 2013 by Yasuragi Full disclosure: this is a pitch. Not for me, but for a stranger, documentary filmmaker Richard Nield. Nield has shot footage for a film that now needs funding for completion, and has only a scant few days in which to raise it. I was drawn to his [...]
Six days remain to fund groundbreaking documentary on Jordan’s impending humanitarian crisis
After months of production work on The Second Crisis – a groundbreaking documentary about the devastating impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on Jordan – just six days remain to raise the funding needed to complete the film. Please take this opportunity to help us raise awareness of the plight of thousands of struggling families [...]
Fundraising launched for film on impact on Jordan of influx of Syrian refugees
The fundraising campaign for The Second Crisis, a compelling film about the devastating impact that the influx of Syrian refugees is having on the poorest and most vulnerable Jordanians, has now been launched. The film tells the untold personal stories of impoverished local people who are being forced out of their homes by unscrupulous landlords [...]
Jordan documentary site launch
23 September 2013 Today I launched the official Facebook page for the documentary I’m making about the dramatic impact that the flood of Syrian refugees into Jordan is having on the local population. To view the page, just click here: And to be kept in the loop with further updates, please ‘Like’ the page.
Refugee crisis in Jordan and Lebanon worsens
20 February 2013 As of today, 278,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border into Jordan, and 295,000 have crossed into Lebanon, according to UNHCR. According to Jordan’s government, the number is much higher. They estimate that they are hosting more than 368,000 out of a total of 787,000 Syrian refugees displaced in the region. The [...]
Basketball inspires wounded
BBC – 9 August 2012 Thousands of miles from the elite athletes gathered at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, some young men are playing basketball on a court in South Sudan. But their wheelchairs are a reminder of the country’s painful past. In the Nimra Talata area, one Friday afternoon, a crowd of [...]
Six months after South Sudan gained independence, the same challenges remain
On 9th January, South Sudan will celebrate six months of independence form the north. But the problems faced by the new country are still mounting In early 2011 I devoted two months to covering the referendum on the independence of South Sudan from the north and the government’s efforts to set up the apparatus for [...]
