Rebuilding Faith: The Iraqi Mandaeans of Worcester
Rebuilding Faith: The Iraqi Mandaeans of Worcester from Tim Fitzsimons on Vimeo.
Iraq's Mandaeans were targeted by sectarian violence following the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Chased from their country, these refugees have scattered around the world in search of safety.
But the delicacy of their religion, which is closed, has presented serious challenges to its survival. A small group of Mandaeans is forming in Worcester, Massachusetts, where they hope to rebuild their community.
This is their story.
This movie was produced by Tufts University students in the Experimental College course "Producing Films for Social Change."
The filmmakers are:
Jess Bidgood
Kyle Chayka
Nora Chovanec
Tim Fitzsimons
and the fixer/translator is:
Aseel Maarij
Hey all, this is the production I have been working on for some time in my course Producing Films for Social Change at Tufts University.
It's a story I have touched on before in some work I did in Jordan. Please comment and let me know what you think.
