{"id":1633,"date":"2023-03-20T11:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&#038;-environmental-film-festival\/?page_id=1633"},"modified":"2023-03-21T06:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T06:08:39","slug":"the-neighborhood-storyteller","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/the-neighborhood-storyteller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neighborhood Storyteller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directed by<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Alejandra Alcala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country of Origin<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Runtime<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>49:32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Category<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a>Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>War tragically pushed Asmaa out of her home country, Syria, where her destiny had been written as a wife and mother with only 16 years of age. Asmaa rebuilt her adult identity as the neighborhood storyteller and began using reading aloud to children for fun as a bridge to tackle critical issues in her new community at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director Biography &#8211;\u00a0Alejandra Alcala<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alejandra-Alcala-headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1946\" width=\"447\" height=\"298\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alejandra Alcala<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/headshots\/001\/979\/330\/original\/b5ab1c3860-headshot.jpg?1641493597\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alejandra Alcala (Mexico, 1991) graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Graphic Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design, Barcelona. After working as a Creative Strategist in a Communication Agency for MWC, the largest tech event in Barcelona, she decided to enter the audio visual world through a Postgraduate Degree in Motion Graphics, Post-Production and 3D Design. For the last 4 years, Alejandra has been fully dedicated to HOME Storytellers as Co-Founder and Creative Director. While she still practices as a Visual Designer, she has evolved into a full time documentary filmmaker taking on the role as Creative Director and Editor of award-winning short documentary film, Hot Dogs on a Tricycle (HOME Storytellers, 2019), Co-Director and Editor of award winning, No Single Origin (HOME Storytellers, 2020). 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