On February sixth, a violent, 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, killing over 50,000 folks and leaving hundreds of thousands with out water, shelter or meals.
Now, Skrillex has partnered with OXFAM Worldwide to drive donations for the aid group’s emergency response fund, offering victims with clear water, meals, medical care, hygiene kits and different catastrophe aid necessities.
The music video for “XENA,” a monitor that includes Nai Barghouti, units a backdrop for a strong collection of scenes whereby girls resist and overcome violence by music, dance and emotion. They in the end show their inherent nature to combat for freedom and the suitable to discover and specific themselves, particularly within the face of hate.
“The movie is round feminine ardour/rage, liberation, duality of tradition, freedom of alternative and resistance,” defined the video’s director, Amara Abbas. “It’s concerning the girls who’re main revolution in methods which are designed in opposition to them…it’s about what this motion represents, what these younger girls signify—and what they encourage.”
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“Not numerous us have skilled being in areas the place such intense occasions have occurred and the bones of what has occurred remains to be very a lot there,” Abbas continues. “This movie is, in a roundabout way, the phoenix second of girls who’re dwelling this actuality.”
The outline of the “XENA” video features a donation hyperlink to help victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. You may donate to OXFAM Worldwide’s aid efforts right here.
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