Johnnie Walker Is Behind This Moving Film About the Refugee Crisis
Director Talal Derki Interviews the Heroes of Lesvos
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Johnnie Walker has released "Ode to Lesvos," a documentary about the European migration crisis directed by Sundance Film Festival-winning director Talal Derki, as part of the brand's "Storyline" production initative.
Derki -- himself a Syrian exile who was honored at Sundance for his documentary on the war in his homeland, "Return to Homs," -- traveled to the Greek island of Lesvos to interview residents who have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help some of the half a million refugees who arrived at their island in 2015 after crossing the sea from Turkey.
The result is a moving tale of ordinary islanders who went out of their way to welcome those who had nothing, despite not being rich themselves.
As part of the launch of "Ode to Lesvos," Johnnie Walker is supporting Mercy Corps, a leading global organization that helps people around the world survive and thrive after conflict, crisis and natural disaster.
"Storyline" was created by Johnnie Walker to "give everyday people a voice to tell inspiring stories of positivity and progress." The brand is working with directors, filmmakers, writers and photographers worldwide. Previous films in the series have been made by Virtue, the in-house creative agency of Vice Media. For "Ode to Lesvos," Derki made the film in partnership with Johnnie Walker creative agency, Anomaly.
Credits
- Date
- Sep 22, 2016
- Brand :
- Johnnie Walker
- Client :
- Johnnie Walker
- Agency :
- Anomaly
- Director :
- Talal Derki
- Executive Producer :
- Kate Noble
- Director, Photography :
- Olympia Mytilinaiou
- Editor :
- Govert Janse
- Line Producer :
- Kaj Holmberg
- Production Assistant :
- Nikos Mpikas
- Assistant to Producer :
- Heidi Erickson
- Location Manager :
- Adamantia Fytili
- Gaffer :
- Giannis Maragoudakis
- Technical Director :
- Soudade Kaadan
- Assistant Camera :
- Konstantinos Kiousis
- 2nd Assistant Camera :
- Kalliopi Perdika
- Field Editor :
- Anne Kristina Kliem
- Sound Engineer :
- Nikos Bougioukos
- Driver :
- Giorgos Karam Fyllis
- Safety Driver :
- Klado Giannis
- Interpreter :
- Katerina Karaoulani
- Translator :
- Annie Vasilopoulou
- Steadicam Operator :
- Stefanos Kalothetos
- Steadicam :
- Giorgos Estratiadis
- Underwater Director, Photography :
- Stelios Apostolopoulos
- Photographer :
- Talal Doukmak
- Colorist :
- Matt Hare
- Online Lead :
- Morten Vinther
- 2D Cleanup/paint :
- Hugo Rodrigues
- Executive Producer :
- Anya Kruzmetra
- Music Supervision :
- Amp Amsterdam
- Sound/Mix :
- Amp Amsterdam
- Music Composer :
- Sandy Lavallart
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