A Wall Is Just A Wall
Creating art at the intersection of freedom, race, economics, constitutional law, and dreams in defiance of the impossible.
Let’s get started.
What’s this about?
A Wall is Just a Wall (WJW) is a program from BAMUTHI, Yoram Savion, FLY, and Sozo Impact (Rika Iino and Dana Greenfield) that seeks to combat systemic fractures and isolation with peer to peer mentorship, family co-activity, and justice system intervention. It’s part of The Just and The Blind: a performance we premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2019, and an award-winning short film series.
Who’s on my team?
You’ve got a powerhouse behind you of creatives and producers:
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→ BAMUTHI — TED Fellow, arts activist, Former Vice President of The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), creator of The Just and The Blind, and curriculum creator + mentor for WJW
→ YORAM SAVION — Bay Area resident, filmmaker, writer, multimedia artist, co-founder of YAK Films, curriculum co-creator and media mentor for WJW
behing the scenes:
→ RIKA IINO — Bay Area based native of Tokyo, Founder of the Sozo Impact, and Producer for The Just and The Blind’s ecosystem including WJW
→ DANA GREENFIELD — New York City based, East Coast native film and theater director, producer for Sozo Impact, and Operations lead for WJW
BAMUTHI (with The Just and The Blind collaborators)
Yoram Savion
Students in a dance workshop for The Just and The Blind with Brooklyn-based choreographer and pioneer of flexing Drew Dollaz.
““Raise a fist up for our youth, or throw your hands up, like an innocent alleluia, like a boy in Ferguson gone too soon.””
““There is a riveting, terrifying beauty to The Just and The Blind that is deeply affecting…the space you created for conversation is powerful and transformational.””
““[The Just and The Blind] is driven by Mr. Joseph’s stinging, brilliant words.””
