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A man with curly hair and a nose ring stands against a dark blue wall with graffiti. He is wearing a white dress shirt, a patterned tie, and a black leather jacket with white contrast stitching.
A man with curly shoulder-length hair poses against a solid dark brown background. He is wearing a formal black suit with a white shirt and patterned tie, layered under an oversized black leather jacket featuring white stitching. He has several rings on his fingers and an ornamental belt buckle.
A low-angle shot of a man with curly hair looking off to the side while leaning against a dark maroon wall. He is dressed in a white shirt, a black tie, a black suit jacket, and a black leather jacket with visible white stitching.

Théo Michel

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A man with curly hair and a nose ring stands against a dark blue wall with graffiti. He is wearing a white dress shirt, a patterned tie, and a black leather jacket with white contrast stitching.
A man with curly shoulder-length hair poses against a solid dark brown background. He is wearing a formal black suit with a white shirt and patterned tie, layered under an oversized black leather jacket featuring white stitching. He has several rings on his fingers and an ornamental belt buckle.
A low-angle shot of a man with curly hair looking off to the side while leaning against a dark maroon wall. He is dressed in a white shirt, a black tie, a black suit jacket, and a black leather jacket with visible white stitching.

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Joy Became The Resistance

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Overview

Through protests and police riots set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, this documentary highlights the massive community-driven response to New York City's public safety crisis. All visualized through the lens of NYC based photographer, Ruvan Wijesooriya. A Film by Ruvan Wijesooriya & Théo Michel Written, Photographed & Produced by Ruvan Wijesooriya Directed by Ruvan Wijesooriya & Théo Michel Edited by Théo Michel Sound Mixing by Mar Heredia Union Square shoot Location Tristan Gasparian Coordinator Ciara Ruddock Videographer Cesar Sotto BTS Megan Marin Thank you Happy Socks Analog Video Effects Gary Bardizbanian Still photography of Ruvan Ryan McGinley Activist Summit footage shot by Caroline Mardok Speech by Qween Jean “It Goes On” written by Lollise Mbi and Morgan Greenstreet Performed by Lollise Courtsey of Lollise Music and Unsound Escapes Publishing “Dreamless” by Young Marco Courtsey of Permanent Vacation “Ain’t No Justice” sung by Neptunite THANK YOU Riders 4 Rights Stonewall March People’s Bodega Riders For Black Lives Black Women’s March McCarren Gathering Unite NY Warriors In The Garden Freedom March Abolition Park Streetriders NYC Wide Awakes Bayside BLM Running To Protest Strategy For Black Lives Blasian March Capture the Movement Until Freedom Brooklyn United G.M.A.C.C. Activist Summit NYC And Still We Ride The Real Ray Hands St. James Joy Mixmaster G NY4NY NYC Protest Photographers Qween Jean

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short documentary

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director / editor

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Co-Directed with Ruvan Wijesooriya

Produced by Ruvan Wijesooriya

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May 2021