THEANNENBERGSPACEFORPHOTOGRAPHYPRESENTSTHEDOCUMENTARYFILMREFUGEE

ACCOMPANYINGITSNEWPHOTOGRAPHYEXHIBITIONONTHEINTERNATIONALREFUGEECRISIS

NARRATEDBYCATEBLANCHETT

REFUGEE,thefilmandexhibition,willbeonviewattheAnnenbergSpaceforPhotographyinLosAngeles

April23–August21

courtesyTigerNestFilms

Los Angeles, April 18, 2016 — The Annenberg Space for Photography’s upcomingexhibition REFUGEE will feature a documentary narrated by UNHCR High ProfileSupporter, Academy Award-winning actor Cate Blanchett. The film is part of theAnnenbergFoundation’s groundbreakingnewexhibitionofphotography illuminating theglobal refugee crisis. The show opens April 23rd. The film trailer can be seen here:www.thephotospace.org/refugeeThe 23-minute film, REFUGEE, follows five internationally-acclaimed photographerscommissioned by the Annenberg Foundation to shoot pictures documenting the lives ofdisplacedpeopleonfivecontinentsexpresslyforthisexhibit.Wesee:

• Pulitzer Prize-winning combat and human rights photographer Lynsey Addariocovering the RohingyaMuslims, a disenfranchisedminority in the predominantlyBuddhistnationofMyanmar

• FashionandfineartphotographerOmarVictorDiopcreatinggorgeousportraitsofrefugeemotherswhohavefledwiththeirbabiesfromtheCentralAfricanRepublictoneighboringCameroon

• Graciela Iturbide—whosephotographyhangs in theMetropolitanMuseum, theMuseum of Modern Art, and the Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art— shootingdisplacedfamiliesinColombiawhofledtheirhomestoescapeguerillawarfareanddrugcartelviolence

• MartinSchoeller—whosesignaturehigh-intensityclose-upsappeareverywherefrom National Geographic to Time, Vogue, GQ and The New Yorker— creatingportraitsofrefugeesnewlyresettledhereintheU.S.

• Andwe’rewithacclaimedBritishphotojournalistTomStoddartashe followsthepathofrefugeesfleeingtoEurope—arrivingonsmugglers’boatswashingupontheshoresofGreece,gettingstuckintheno-man’s-landbetweenCroatiaandSlovenia,andfinallyreachingBerlin.

Thedocumentarycapturesthedramaticmomentsbehindthestunningimageshangingintheexhibition,aswellasthephotographers’ownreactionstowhatthey’reshooting.The film REFUGEEwas commissioned by the Annenberg Foundation, chaired by WallisAnnenberg.ThefilmwasshotandproducedbyLondon-basedTigerNestFilms.ExecutiveProducer is Cinny Kennard of the Annenberg Foundation. Senior Producer is RobertaHollander.TheREFUGEEexhibitionopens to thepublicat theAnnenbergSpace forPhotographyonApril23,2016andrunsthroughAugust21,2016.AnnenbergSpaceforPhotographyThe Annenberg Space for Photography is a cultural destination dedicated to exhibiting photography. Theintimateenvironmentfeaturesstate-of-the-art,high-definitiondigitaltechnologyaswellastraditionalprintsbybothworld-renownedandemergingphotographers.Itisthefirstsolelyphotographicculturaldestinationin the Los Angeles area. The Photography Space conveys a range of human experiences and serves as anexpressionofthephilanthropicworkoftheAnnenbergFoundationanditsdirectors.2000AvenueoftheStars,LosAngeles,CA90067Tel:213.403.3000WednesdaythroughSunday:11am–6pmClosedMondaysandTuesdaysAdmissionisfreewww.annenbergphotospace.orgFacebook.com/annenbergspaceforphotographyTwitter.com/annenbergspaceInstagram.com/annenbergspace

Youtube.com/annenbergspace#RefugeeInPhotos

AnnenbergFoundationTheAnnenbergFoundationisafamilyfoundationthatprovidesfundingandsupporttononprofitorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandglobally.Since1989,ithasgenerouslyfundedprogramsineducationandyouthdevelopment;arts,cultureandhumanities;civicandcommunitylife;healthandhumanservices;andanimalservicesandtheenvironment.Inaddition,theFoundationanditsBoardofDirectorsaredirectlyinvolvedinthecommunitywithinnovativeprojectsthatfurtheritsmissionofadvancingabettertomorrowthroughvisionaryleadershiptoday.AmongthemareAnnenbergAlchemy,AnnenbergLearner,AnnenbergSpaceforPhotography,Explore,GRoWandtheMetabolicStudio.TheFoundationencouragesthedevelopmentofeffectivewaystocommunicatebysharingideasandknowledge.TigerNestFilmsFounded in 2012, and with intensive experience in producing films for international broadcastoutletsandinclosecollaborationwithhumanitarianorganizations,TigerNestFilmsiscomprisedoffilmmakersLeslieKnottandClementineMalpas.Their2013film,TheParableofGulnaz—thestoryofanAfghanwomanjailedunjustly—ledtoabothapresidentialpardonforitssubjectfromthen-Afghan-President Hamid Karzai, as well as a Foreign Press Association nomination for “Best TVDocumentary/FeatureStoryoftheYear.”Morerecently,theyhaveworkedwiththeUnitedNationsAmbassadorforRefugees,AngelinaJolie,totellthestoriesofrefugeeswhohavefledtheirhomesintheMiddleEastandAsia.www.tigernestfilms.comUNHCRUNHCR,theUNRefugeeAgency,worksworldwidetoprotect,assistandfindsolutionsforrefugees,internallydisplacedpeopleandstatelesspopulations.Ithassome9,700staffacross126countries,manyworkinginhumanitarianemergenciesandincloseproximitytoregionsofconflict.www.unhcr.org

###MEDIACONTACTREFUGEEFITZ&CO JeffMurcko310.905.3164//jmurcko@fitzandco.com AnnenbergFoundationCamilleLowry310.209.4568//clowry@annenberg.org