https://novellanews.com Novella Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:18:35 +0000 https://novellanews.com en https://novellanews.com/OKSANA-Oslo-Norway Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:10 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/OKSANA-Oslo-Norway <img width="1497" height="1501" width_o="1497" height_o="1501" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07668c37c2e9ac4f9aac2900836352c8bef612bf3254d9497bd0a56b4129b8b2/07.jpg" data-mid="165758710" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07668c37c2e9ac4f9aac2900836352c8bef612bf3254d9497bd0a56b4129b8b2/07.jpg" /> Oksana (2022) Ukrainian refugee, Oksana Smetanyuk, is one of 8 million who have fled the country after Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. She now lives in Oslo, Norway as of May of 2022. &nbsp; A documentary on her life in Oslo as a refugee is currently in production.<img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/916b49ac79bdb30b87cffb86d71e4b911c94bec7bcad005f2b92aabf0db57d3b/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/916b49ac79bdb30b87cffb86d71e4b911c94bec7bcad005f2b92aabf0db57d3b/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/LEVIATHAN-Syria Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:10 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/LEVIATHAN-Syria <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4537495c77f24f2d81e5741b4eaccfd2d22ecaa15c6d098ccfa1bb48f135f3f/Leviathan.jpg" data-mid="165925344" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4537495c77f24f2d81e5741b4eaccfd2d22ecaa15c6d098ccfa1bb48f135f3f/Leviathan.jpg" /> “Leviathan” (2023) US Airforce Pararescueman, Benjamin Brudnicki, finds a moment of stillness during a training exercise for his deployment to the border of Syria and Jordan. This upcoming documentary focuses on the host of issues combat soldier face during and after service including suicide, explosive cancer rates, PTS, and traumatic brain injury. photo credit: Benjamin Brudnicki <img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d1d1298740c1a830f2cbb2af198eeeaa5e75c34c617615c30bc59969ee5e596/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920698" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/7d1d1298740c1a830f2cbb2af198eeeaa5e75c34c617615c30bc59969ee5e596/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/ANDRIY-Ukraine Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:20:18 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/ANDRIY-Ukraine &nbsp;<img width="1178" height="1173" width_o="1178" height_o="1173" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bedf2a3b95c897a7a8ba1bf773338c7c61bc2f02ecc0d76f53fe437c4d70364/IMG_8079.jpg" data-mid="165926651" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bedf2a3b95c897a7a8ba1bf773338c7c61bc2f02ecc0d76f53fe437c4d70364/IMG_8079.jpg" /> ANDRIY Ukraine (2022) Ukrainian journalist, Andriy Dubchak, has been following the Russo-Ukrainian war since 2014 since the annexation of Crimea. He has an independent media company called Donbas Frontliner. He and his steadfast team, including his wife,&nbsp;Yelyzaveta Kovtun, who is a reporter and producer, risk their lives every day to tell the stories of Ukraine during war. phtoto credit: Donbas Frontliner <img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/496d5c6c59510e05b6a36c2b70ec6a68ff5e2ebb09e7e0021024c9d89218cadc/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920738" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/496d5c6c59510e05b6a36c2b70ec6a68ff5e2ebb09e7e0021024c9d89218cadc/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/BEN-Austin-Texas Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:10 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/BEN-Austin-Texas <img width="3840" height="3840" width_o="3840" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed952c5613ea0597be61e685c8064c2abcb52e4b2cb99aba1594b49df429a7b9/Ben_Barton-SPrings.jpg" data-mid="165925872" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed952c5613ea0597be61e685c8064c2abcb52e4b2cb99aba1594b49df429a7b9/Ben_Barton-SPrings.jpg" /> BEN Austin, Texas (2022) Ben Brudnicki treats a man who fell from a high wall at the local favorite natural pool in Austin, Barton Springs. The man suffered a minor concussion, but patrons didn’t know how injured he was when he fell from the 5 ft tall wall onto the rocks below. Luckily, people gathering around the unconscious man called for a medic. Ben’s experience as an Airforce PJ was more than enough to administer first aid while 9-1-1 first responders made their way to the injured man taking over 20 minutes because the area was so heavily trafficked that day. <img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de397255fc143c4dc893fdd91bcf8f7495c7116cf9e3f869c243ac93791ac290/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920805" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/de397255fc143c4dc893fdd91bcf8f7495c7116cf9e3f869c243ac93791ac290/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/REFUGEE-CRISIS-Norway Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:11 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/REFUGEE-CRISIS-Norway <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/966e8db4fe7c2d07f6af9f80d2fd600c09b07369838785d5984e93588db4dd92/IMG_6958.jpg" data-mid="165927074" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/966e8db4fe7c2d07f6af9f80d2fd600c09b07369838785d5984e93588db4dd92/IMG_6958.jpg" /> UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CRISIS Oslo, Norway (2022) Oksana Smetanyuk recounts the story of her flee from Ukraine, through Poland days after the Russians invaded Ukraine in February 2022. <img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1c9bf631ccaf3fb43fbf68ad5783e261a8e900e38f5cc9dc78a48601ba0a778/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920892" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/e1c9bf631ccaf3fb43fbf68ad5783e261a8e900e38f5cc9dc78a48601ba0a778/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/WELDER-Istanbul-Turkiye Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:11 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/WELDER-Istanbul-Turkiye <img width="1497" height="1501" width_o="1497" height_o="1501" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5325ebefec46557dff7c538b5ba79448f1169a3fd4e32682dfc4f31a9133451/01.jpg" data-mid="165927372" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a5325ebefec46557dff7c538b5ba79448f1169a3fd4e32682dfc4f31a9133451/01.jpg" /> WELDER Istanbul, Türkiye (2022) As the 2023 presidential election approaches with unrelenting political tensions in Turkey, war in Europe, and Turkey’s military presence in the ungoing turmoil in Syria, Turkey’s delicate democracy hangs in the balance. Novella journalist, Stephanie Gumpel, explores the nuances of the Turkish political spectrum while fellow journalists from Turkey work to keep free speech alive when their nation needs it the most. The upcoming documentary will be released in 2023.&nbsp; <img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c77a3735f5f1cad514ce52b6fa382c07f9d16cbdc2a600f4a298572c2f6d935/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920936" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/0c77a3735f5f1cad514ce52b6fa382c07f9d16cbdc2a600f4a298572c2f6d935/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/BOSPORUS-STRAIT-Istanbul-Turkey Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:18:35 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/BOSPORUS-STRAIT-Istanbul-Turkey <img width="1423" height="1127" width_o="1423" height_o="1127" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8372dbe7de47539076fac1d3f25eee89a4160465b9f171b86c0c90170cb2705/bosphorus-v2.png" data-mid="166448739" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8372dbe7de47539076fac1d3f25eee89a4160465b9f171b86c0c90170cb2705/bosphorus-v2.png" /> BOSPORUS STRAIT Istanbul, Türkiye (2022)The sacred “grain corridor” pictured above is a waterway used for feeding almost 1 billion people by way of the Odesa-Istanbul line transporting millions of tons of grain from the fertile “black soil” of Ukraine, often referred to historically as the “bread basket” of Europe. Exports have been threatened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, causing famine to loom for hundreds of millions. The UN with the diplomatic help of Turkey’s controversial President Erdoğan has struck a tenuous deal between Putin and Ukraine to keep the waterway functioning. This is a developing story.&nbsp; <img width="138" height="151" width_o="138" height_o="151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cc12cdf3fa2012fe2736923f5bc4dcc6612a16eec7aa220b20fa5bdacaf0063/novella-logo_mid-small.png" data-mid="166920949" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/138/i/4cc12cdf3fa2012fe2736923f5bc4dcc6612a16eec7aa220b20fa5bdacaf0063/novella-logo_mid-small.png" /> https://novellanews.com/Index Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:12 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/Index <img width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7abf97884f4d58693ffc0132d43867f50508f83328e32fd1d2146c7537e952b5/logo-with-text_v2.png" data-mid="165930407" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/7abf97884f4d58693ffc0132d43867f50508f83328e32fd1d2146c7537e952b5/logo-with-text_v2.png" /> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-ETDC8HNYKK'); https://novellanews.com/Nav Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:31:12 +0000 Novella https://novellanews.com/Nav Novella NewsYouTube / Insta / Twit About