| Title | The Island of all Together |
| Agency | this that + the other |
| Campaign | The Island of all Together |
| Advertiser | Message In A Photo |
| Brand | Message In A Photo |
| Date of First Broadcast/Publication | 2016 / 1 |
| Business Sector | Charities, Foundations, Volunteers |
| Story | In the summer of 2015 a horrible refugee crisis emerged in Syria. On the Greek island of Lesvos thousands of refugees tried to enter mainland Europe every day. Something needed to be done. Let’s not talk about each other, but with each other. In the first days of the refugee crisis, still many tourist visited the tiny Greek island for a comfortable holiday. While the mainstream media depicted the refugees by showing suffering, pain and total chaos - feeding Europe’s xenophobia - the project ‘The Island of All Together‘ sought out to demonstrate a basic human connection. We invited Syrian refugees and European tourists to meet each other. Sitting on a bench overlooking te sea they shared stories about war, home, work, cars, love and pets. So we set ourselves a simple brief: Let’s help these people with what we do best: tell a human story. |
| Media Type | Web Film |
| Length | |
| Concept | Marieke van der Velden |
| Art Director | Philip Brink |
| Photographer | Marieke van der Velden |
| Director | Marieke van der Velden |
| Director | Philip Brink |
| Editor | Philip Brink |
| Editor | Joseff Iping |
| Music | Kemal Ultanur |
| Sound Designer | Marco Baay |
| Colorization | David van Tetering |