This episode features an interview with Spanish filmmaker and documentarian Alba Sotorra. Alba’s latest film, Commander Arian, follows the title character and her journey alongside the Women’s Protection Unit in Syria (the YPJ)—an all-female militia fighting to liberate the city of Kobane from ISIS. Alba chats with Mica about how these women are fighting for their right to exist, how they earn freedom on the frontlines, and why it’s so important to solidarize with Syrian women. As Alba says, their fight is our fight, too.
A podcast about Canadian literature, feminism, and everything in between. New episodes published on the 15th of every month. Hosted by Mica Lemiski.
Episode Ten: Alba Sotorra: How an All-Female Battalion is Revolutionizing Syria
This episode features an interview with Spanish filmmaker and documentarian Alba Sotorra. Alba’s latest film, Commander Arian, follows the title character and her journey alongside the Women’s Protection Unit in Syria (the YPJ)—an all-female militia fighting to liberate the city of Kobane from ISIS. Alba chats with Mica about how these women are fighting for their right to exist, how they earn freedom on the frontlines, and why it’s so important to solidarize with Syrian women. As Alba says, their fight is our fight, too.
About the Host
Mica Lemiski is an MFA student at UBC and contributor to Room (“Tiny Parts,” Issue 39.2). Her thesis project is a combination of comedic personal essays and original music, which is being developed into a podcast series. She is the host of “Fainting Couch Feminists.” She is originally from Vernon, B.C. but is currently based in Vancouver.
Follow Mica on Twitter @MicaLemiski
Credits
Hosting, editing, and all music by Mica Lemiski
Produced by Room magazine and Mica Lemiski
