{"id":17262,"date":"2016-09-29T16:18:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swhype.com\/?p=17262"},"modified":"2016-09-30T16:53:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T16:53:46","slug":"an-ode-to-humanity-johnnie-walker-inspiring-documentary-on-the-refugee-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swhype.com\/video-production-agency\/an-ode-to-humanity-johnnie-walker-inspiring-documentary-on-the-refugee-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to Humanity: Johnnie Walker’s Documentary on The Refugee Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=INkT00ewy48″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ el_class=”left-column” width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]\n
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VIDEO: Ode To Lesvos<\/em> – Full Film. Produced by Anomaly<\/a> & directed by Talal Derki for Johnnie Walker.<\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text]\n
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\u00a0\u201cTheir enduring positivity, readiness to help, and, above all, humanity remind the world that it is possible to make tomorrow better than today\u201d,\u00a0Talal Derki
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\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]In 2015, Lesvos \u2013 a Northern island in the Aegean Sea \u2013 became the centre of attention when thousands of refugees arrived running away from a war-torn country. Some of them died while trying to escape in the sea and others survived after receiving generous and warm-hearted support from the locals. For their efforts, a few of them were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>\u00a0earlier in 2016.<\/p>\n

Inspired by their altruism,\u00a0Diageo<\/a><\/strong> owned whisky brand, Johnnie Walker<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>& creative agency\u00a0Anomaly<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0teamed up with\u00a0Marcy Corps<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for \u2018Ode To Lesvos\u2019<\/em>\u00a0– a short documentary dedicated to the Greek islanders who helped and provided shelter, water, clothes and food to thousands of refugees\u00a0regardless of the fact they live in a country which is still in the midst of a financial crisis.<\/p>\n

Directed by Sundance<\/strong> award-winning filmmaker Talal Derki<\/a><\/strong>, the documentary presents 4 different stories of 6 people who talk about their experiences and refer to what we call ‘heroism’ as a normal, human thing to do towards the ones who suffer.<\/p>\n

The film debuted last week on the International Day of Peace as part of Johnnie Walker\u2019s Storyline initiative. The Scotch whisky brand supports Mercy Corps on their mission to save peoples\u2019 lives affected by conflict, crisis and natural disasters.<\/p>\n