(Storytellers) Young and Exiled: Rwandan Woman Flees Violence
Hear the story of a Nashville woman who lived through the Rwandan genocide.
As part of our Women, War and Peace project, some of our female storytellers are telling the war stories of women in Nashville. In this moving video produced by Hannah Mendez, meet Betty Kayitesi, a Rwandan refugee whose life took a very unexpected turn when she married someone from the “other side”.
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We recently held two trainings for new storytellers. One was at our existing partner organization, Progreso Community Center, and the other was at a new organization we’ve added as a hub: Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE)! We’re very excited to have NICE on board to house equipment and trainings for the community that they serve. We featured the story of how NICE, formerly the Sudanese community center, came to be in our last episode of Next Door Neighbors. Our transition to include NICE in the Storytellers project seemed like a natural fit, and we can’t wait to see the stories that come out from this new partnership!
Burundi refugee Esai Ndemeye learns how to edit footage on iMovie
Betty Barrios, from Mexico, and Arturo Bautista film b-roll for their
practice videos using a flipcam
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Leslie and Adriana Acosta teach us how to make a sugary, fried, Latin American favorite: Churros. Bring on more food videos, storytellers…we have to bulk up for the winter!
Prepare to be salivating by the end of this…
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