How can we make a social impact? | STORYTELLING AS A REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

The tenth in a series of conversations on “How can we make a social impact?” with the topic “Storytelling as a Reflective Practice” presented by Ramazan Nanayev. He will share his experiences and ideas based on his career as a filmmaker, producer and writer working across the globe.

The short presentation will be a starting point for a meaningful conversation and explore some of the following questions:

• How can creating art be a reflective practice?
• Can we use storytelling to make a social impact?
• How is vulnerability a source of strength?

A collaboration between Creativo Design , EBBF , EBBF NL , and Social Impact Factory Utrecht.

Speaker Biography
Ramazan Nanayev is an activist, social entrepreneur, filmmaker and a consultant. He is the Founder and CEO of Beacon Revolt. That’s an impact media production company that develops films dealing with cultural and socio-economic issues with the purpose of inspiring solutions. He’s a Writer, Producer and Director of “Roads To Olympia“. A fiction film about three young athletes who face cultural oppression, intolerance and poverty as they pursue a shared dream. “To compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games”. The film sheds light on discrimination due to gender, sexual orientation and racism. The film acts as a call to action for organizations fighting these injustices.

Ramazan acted as a consultant to British Council on facilitating workshops and building creative digital toolkits. He’s a NXT-GEN Fellow For Moral Leadership, UNLEASH Innovation Lab SDGs Talent, Climate Reality Project Leader and many more. He has acted as a Creative Director and Producer on many films for Cylance, The Future Is Ours, Global Citizen and multiple campaigns for #EqualityInSports.