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 reduction group’s emergency response fund, offering victims with clear water, meals, medical care, hygiene kits and different catastrophe reduction necessities.
The music video for “XENA,” a observe that includes Nai Barghouti, units a backdrop for a strong collection of scenes whereby ladies resist and overcome violence by means of music, dance and emotion. They in the end reveal their inherent nature to battle for freedom and the best to discover and categorical themselves, particularly within the face of hate.
“The movie is round feminine ardour/rage, liberation, duality of tradition, freedom of selection and resistance,” defined the video’s director, Amara Abbas. “It’s concerning the ladies who’re main revolution in programs which are designed in opposition to them…it’s about what this motion represents, what these younger ladies characterize—and what they encourage.”
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“Not lots of us have skilled being in areas the place such intense occasions have occurred and the bones of what has occurred continues to be very a lot there,” Abbas continues. “This movie is, indirectly, the phoenix second of girls who’re dwelling this actuality.”
The outline of the “XENA” video features a donation hyperlink to assist victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake. You may donate to OXFAM Worldwide’s reduction efforts right here.
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