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Carbon Trace members Shannon and Taye in Jordan with their translator Jema.

Interdisciplinary team filming in Jordan

Faculty and alumni from English and MJF are currently in Jordan, filming in conjunction with the Syrian American Medical Society.

April 10, 2017 by Lucie Amberg

Dr. W.D. Blackmon, English department head, co-authored Inside Syria — A Phyisician’s Memoir with the book’s subject, Dr. Tarif Bakdash. This collaboration became the foundation for a multimedia, interdisciplinary project that now includes faculty, students and alumni from the department of media, journalism and film.

Filming our #Syrian #Doctor #docfilm with #SAMS as part the April #medical mission in Jordan. Follow our progress: https://t.co/2JsgFK8fNb pic.twitter.com/AsJa02Bg1i

— Carbon Trace Productions (@CarbonTrace) April 9, 2017

Blackmon is currently in Jordan with Dr. Andrew Cline, associate professor in media, journalism and film, and a group of alumni — members of the documentary production team Carbon Trace Productions. The team is working in conjunction with the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), filming the work of Dr. Bakdash and others in Jordan’s refugee camps.

The team is gathering footage for a documentary with the working title Syrian Doctor. They’re also recording interviews with SAMS doctors, and Andrew Twibell, assistant professor in media, journalism and film, will direct a group of students in editing the interviews.

Dr. Blackmon's photo of members of @CarbonTraceProd team in Jordan, where they are filming a doc for #SAMS. The team is doing great work. pic.twitter.com/Z1VQGwOnbf

— Missouri State University English Dept📚🐻💻 (@MSUEnglishDept) April 10, 2017

Crew reassures friends back home

Given current events, many people have expressed concern about the Syrian Doctor team’s security. Cline assured us that he and the rest of the team feel safe. “We have no extra security concerns because Jordan is a stable U.S. ally,” he said, “and we are more than 200 miles from where the strike occurred.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSld3JABOD8/?taken-by=carbontrace

Follow their experience

Keep up with the Syrian Doctor team while they’re in Jordan by following them on social media:

  • Carbon Trace Productions Facebook
  • Carbon Trace Productions Twitter
  • Carbon Trace Productions Instagram

Filed Under: Alumni News, English, Faculty & Staff Accomplishments, Faculty News, Media Journalism & Film Tagged With: andrew cline, andrew twibell, andy cline, documentary, English, Media Journalism and Film, mjf, public affairs, syrian doctor, wd blackmon

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