Resilient Cities
Resilient Cities is an International Emmy® Award nominated arts documentary series that uncovers the underground arts scene of chaotic cities recovering from major traumas: long term war, political unrest, natural disasters or economic meltdown.
NAIROBI: Art Disrupting Corruption
Behind the idyllic postcard of kenya hides a bleak reality. In 2007 politically motivated ethnic violence spread across the country following a contested election, leaving over one thousand people dead. Theses ethnic tensions still persist today.
JAKARTA: Art Defying Moral Conservatism
Indonesia, whose national motto is Unity in Diversity, is home to both the world’s largest Muslim majority as well as six additional religions. The country has had a difficult history under the 32-year dictatorship of General Suharto.
CHICAGO: Artists Fighting Segregation
Chicago is a city that ranks as one of the richest and most productive in the United States, yet it has a deeply segregated urban landscape and a high murder rate. 2016 was the city’s most violent in over two decades with a record of 762 homicides.
KARACHI: Creating Art Amid Terror
Target killings, terrorist attacks and a skyrocketing crime rate: these are the words used to describe Pakistan’s megalopolis Karachi. It was considered a lawless land, taken over by gangsters and terrorist groups who assassinated intellectuals & artists.
WARSAW: Art Fighting Ultranationalism
Since the democratic election of the Law and Justice Party in 2015, Poland is divided between liberals and ultra-conservatives. The country is moving away from the orbit of Western Europe and returning to a past defined by family, church and home.
