Yellow Van Stories
Yellow Van Stories is an interview podcast hosted by the photographer and filmmaker Bastian Fischer. He speaks to people across the globe about the creative power of culture in times of crisis.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the topic of the second season became very clear to us. We decided to invite Ukrainians into the van to share their stories with us and to learn more about Ukraine’s cultural identity. Because, too often, it has been appropriated by a chauvinistic Russian narrative. The same narrative that now serves as a pretence to the war.
Supporting Ukraine, in our opinion, therefore has a very strong cultural dimension as well. And, as an added value, we will be learning about a culturally rich and abundant country in the heart of Europe.
We are keeping a window seat on Thursdays at 9 pm CET.
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Oleksii Isakov "Breaking The Stereotypes"
Oleksii Isakov holds a Master in Intercultural Communication Studies and a Bachelor in Linguistics and Translation Studies. His main focus is literature and film. He was born in Odesa and has been living in Germany for the la...
Mariia Ponomarova "Perception Of Strength"
In our first episode of the new season, our guest is film director, screenwriter, and creative producer Mariia Ponomarova (1991, Kyiv). Mariia studied film directing and screenwriting at Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National Universit...
STEPS "The Value Of A Kind Word"
Shelter and housing is taken for granted for most of us. And when we speak of lockdown we generally think of it as an isolation within our own very comfortable four walls. But what about our fellow humans who are …
Engeli Haupt, "Signature Dish"
Engeli Haupt was born in South Africa and grew up in the capital Pretoria. She studied linguistics at UNISA, the biggest university of the country, that counts amongst its alumni Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. 16 years ago ...
Mabel Krieger, "The Healing Choir"
Mabel is a Brazilian psychologist working at INCA - Instituto Nacional de Cancer, the National Cancer Institute, in Rio de Janeiro. INCA is a public service within the SUS network - SUS stands for Unified Health System. It's ...
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