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Sonder

"One of the biggest barriers is being told you're special, because you're not"

A woman talks about the social value in being open to strangers, the need for mixing cultures and learning to approach those we don't know with understanding

Photo by Tori Ferenc

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  • Road Trip

    15:13
    "It's just what happens in life...If I had the lever to pull, I don't think that I would change it"After setting out on a road trip to celebrate their birthdays, two friends slowly realise their adventure will not turn out as they plannedPhoto by Tori Ferenc
  • Ginger

    13:22
    "We used to joke when she was a baby that she would murder us...She'd kill us with a knife and say 'Oh, but I love my mummy'"A mother shares what life has been like bringing up an autistic daughter, talks about the taboos that still exist around having a child with a disability and discusses the lack of support offered to her throughout the yearsPhoto by Saesha Ward
  • Steppe

    21:52
    "It was such widespread starvation that some strange people on the street used to sell 'beef-burgers' between bombings...It was human flesh" A man shares his childhood memories of the Battle of Stalingrad, fleeing the besieged city on a raft with his family and his worries about war todayPhoto by Tori Ferenc
  • Ritual

    10:28
    "In terms of ritual, I need to dig in the soil and I need to bury some intention"A woman discusses religion, spirituality and the value of an open-minded approach to lifePhoto by Tori Ferenc
  • 6. R.S.V.P.

    25:26
    "I was thrilled -  it was a very exciting thing to go through, to think, 'God, he could be alive and I could fill in this picture'"After getting hold of an old newspaper clipping, a young man goes on the search for his long lost grandfather in order to solve a family mysteryPhoto by Tori Ferenc
  • 5. Anchored

    12:08
    "There are so many bad things in life and if you've experienced them, it makes you a more understanding person to your fellow human beings"About to turn 70, a woman reflects on the experience of being married to an alcoholic and the importance of familyPhoto by Tori Ferenc
  • 4. Cloth

    09:17
    "I've been in this shop since I was five years old. My uncle started it when he was seventeen"Fifty years into the job, a tailor takes us on a tour of his shop, shares his simple life pleasures and considers what lies ahead for himPhoto by Tori Ferenc
  • 3. Mãe

    13:57
    "I'm that little person on the corner, fighting that battle saying, 'Please, please take a little bit of me as well'" A mother relays the predicaments of bringing up a child straddling two cultures
  • 2. Earth & Fire

    15:51
    "All the trees fell, and, after the big eruption of the Karangetang volcano, it looked like hell was coming out"A Siau man shares what it's like to live and raise a family under the world's most active volcano and relays the Indonesian island's mystical beliefs