"Piryaei's film is the result of years of leading arts-based workshops in the Bay Area and at the U.S.-Mexico border. Participants told their stories through short videos, drawings and writing, to which Piryaei added poetic interludes, snippets of animation and the voices of advocates. The result is a dreamy, moving document of the desperate circumstances that drive people to flee their homes - and the lives they can freely lead once their safety is secured."
"'Run for your life because you want to keep living,' said Irma, one of the film's four narrators. It's what she told herself after she was ostracized and physically attacked for her gender identity. In another scene, she flips the pages of a sketchbook to show her delicate drawings of various solitary figures: a girl among sunflowers, a woman in a chair."
On Jan. 4 at Berkeley's The Freight, a 27-minute documentary No Separate Survival will screen alongside a mini concert by Larry & Joe, a llanera-bluegrass fusion band based in North Carolina. The event serves as a fundraiser and a public opportunity to learn about EBSC's work while celebrating. Previous screenings targeted asylum seekers and refugee community workers; this event aims to reach people outside those experiences. The film emerged from years of arts-based workshops in the Bay Area and at the U.S.-Mexico border. Participants created short videos, drawings and writing; Piryaei added poetic interludes, animation and advocates' voices. The film documents desperate circumstances that drive people to flee and the freedoms gained once safety is secured. EBSC continues to provide free legal and social services while the administration has increased efforts to limit the asylum process.
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