Notes For My Homeland
2015

Malek Jandali’s evolution from classical musician to passionate activist captures a transformation that the civil war in Syria has wrought on many citizens. This is a story that celebrates the power of art to catalyze social movements. This Talking Eyes Media film is part of Newest Americans. Newest Americans is  “a multimedia collaboratory of journalists, media-makers, artists, faculty and students telling the stories that radiate from the most diverse university in the nation. Based in Newark, NJ, a city shaped by migration, our project affords a glimpse into the world of the newest Americans and a vision of our demographic future.”

Cinematography | Ed Kashi & Jason Greene
Produced by | Rutgers University-Newark, Talking Eyes Media, VII
Executive Producer | Tim Raphael
Editor | Julie Winokur
Associate Producers | Ed Kashi & Julie Winokur
Photography | Ed Kashi
Original Music | Malek Jandali
Performers | Malek Jandali, Mohamed Alsiadi, Laura Metcalf
Archival | Malek Jandali, Mani, Syrian Freedom Team, Syria’s Citizen Reporters
Research | Jessica Naudziunas & Addie Mahmassani