This project is a deep dive into the unseen Tunis. A unique introspection into marginal spaces in Tunisia today, 10 years after the revolution. Based on meticulous journalistic research and character-driven narratives, this project will immerse us within the social-economic issues facing disadvantaged communities and neighborhoods surrounding Tunisia’s capital. Poor infrastructure, lack of urban planning, absence of green and cultural spaces, degraded public services such as schools, hospitals and transportation, marginalized unemployed youth—daily life in the city’s impoverished outskirts that is home to a hundred thousand abandoned individuals will be the target of this project. We will use VR and 360° videos as tools to access forgotten spaces and to engage with the neglected communities that live there. We will experiment with immersive journalism in order to stretch the boundaries of storytelling to enrich Tunisia’s media landscape and engage new audiences regarding important issues.
We will focus on the disastrous environment in which these communities are living, and also give voice to the citizens who are doing their best to improve their neighborhoods. Combining innovative journalism with socio-economic reporting, each story will confront our audience with the real lives of those living in these impoverished neighborhoods hidden behind the highways of Tunis. We will go to three Tunisian favelas : Hay Hlel, Djebel Jelloud and Sidi Hassine. In each neighborhood, we will meet one or two residents with compelling stories, take videos, and put it all together in a well-designed web VR platform.
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