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Sophie Zermatten

JOURNALIST - WRITER - FILMMAKER

 

Caring For Carers
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Caring For Carers

Documentary about the mental health of humanitarian workers. Directed & Edited by Sophie Zermatten Many thanks to Hayley Sophocleous, Aïssa Sara Edon, Christoph Hensch, Hélène Ros, Sébastien Couturier, Philippe Allen, Astrid Compagnon, Olivier Lagarde, Kaddour Megnafi, Florencia Romero, Damaris Stähli and Denise De Quervain for their contributions. Thank you also to Laureen Mahieu, Eliane Botomaleme and Celia Zermatten for their help operating cameras, to Tom Mettyear for his support and feedback throughout this project, and to my supervisor Janet Harris for her precious guidance. Credits: ICRC Archives Photos: Photographer : GASSMANN, Thierry Copyright : CICR 20/12/1996 Genève. Marche silencieuse en mémoire des six délégués assassinés à Novye Atagi en Tchétchénie V-P-CER-N-00316-28 Photographer: KAMBALE, Wassy Copyright: ICRC 22/04/2020 Territoire de Masisi, village de Bibwe. Entouré de collines, le village offre un paysage magnifique et une fraicheur matinale agréable. V-P-CD-E-02673 Photographer : GONZALEZ FARRAN, Albert Copyright: ICRC 18/08/2017 État de Jonglei, KoloPach. Un hélicoptère du CICR atterrit. V-P-SS-E-01077 Videos: Copyright: ICRC 23-11-2021 Civilians paying the price for lack of humanitarian access across Africa Copyright: ICRC 06-07-2021 South Sudan: Ten years after independence, hundreds are treated for gunshot wounds each year Director : MARBEAU, Lucile Copyright: ICRC 12/2016 Il y a vingt ans : attaque meurtrière de l'hôpital du CICR de Novye Atagi V-F-CR-F-01650 Director : MARBEAU, Lucile Copyright: ICRC 11/2016 L'impartialité : une question de principe V-F-CR-F-01647 Director : FOY, Axel Copyright: ICRC 12/2016 Journée du souvenir du CICR, 15-16 décembre 2016 = ICRC Remembrance day, 15-16 December 2016 V-F-CR-F-01802 MSF John Paul Morgan in the Congo working for Doctors Without Borders, he used solar power to get running water to the hospital, which helped inspire the creation of Morgan Solar Photographer: John Paul Morgan CDC Director exits Ebola treatment unit CDC Global More footage and pictures provided by the following people: Hisham Kalabani, Numan Dwaikat, Hayley Sophocleous, Christoph Hensch, Aïssa Sara Edon, Hélène Ros, Sébastien Couturier Music: Sonora Quincas Moreira Allegro Emmit Fenn Night Drive Quincas Moreira Lost Highway Au.Ra No.8 Requiem Esther Abrami It Doesn’t Need To Be More Than That pATCHES In the Distance Dan Lebowitz Veracruz Quincas Moreira Beth VYEN
Rétrospective CoCreate Humanity 2022 - Vidéo de Sophie Zermatten
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Rétrospective CoCreate Humanity 2022 - Vidéo de Sophie Zermatten

English version below 🇫🇷 L’année 2022 touche à sa fin et elle fut extrêmement riche pour CoCreate Humanity (CCH) ! Nous remercions chaleureusement toutes les personnes qui ont contribué à notre initiative pour soutenir l’ensemble des collègues humanitaires. Merci aux intervenants de nos webinars et ateliers, merci aux humanitaires qui sont venus à notre rencontre, merci aux artisans et aux nouveaux partenaires, merci aux musiciens et aux artistes qui nous soutiennent à travers leurs talents, merci aux bénévoles sans qui nous ne pourrions pas organiser nos événements en présentiel, merci au Rosey Concert Hall, au restaurant Tout un monde et à la commune de Bourg-en-Lavaux, merci à la Fondation Philanthropique Famille Sandoz pour son soutien financier, et merci à celles et ceux que nous avons peut-être oublié de citer ! Vous êtes de plus en plus nombreux à croire en notre initiative et cela nous fait chaud au cœur. L’année 2023 s’annonce très belle et très riche en émotions, grâce à VOUS. Ensemble, nous sommes plus forts. 🇬🇧 The year 2022 is coming to an end and it was extremely rich for CoCreate Humanity (CCH)! We warmly thank all those who have contributed to our initiative to support all the humanitarian colleagues. Thank you to the speakers of our webinars and workshops, thank you to the humanitarian workers who came to meet us, thank you to the artisans and new partners, thank you to the musicians and artists who support us through their talents, thank you to the volunteers without whom we could not organize our face-to-face events, thank you to the Rosey Concert Hall, the Tout un monde restaurant and the municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux, thank you to the Sandoz Family Philanthropic Foundation for its financial support, and thank you to those we have maybe forgotten to quote! More and more of you believe in our initiative and that warms our hearts. The year 2023 promises to be very beautiful and very rich in emotions, thanks to YOU. Together we are stronger. Bonne Année 2023 | Happy New Year 2023 💜 WEB http://cocreatehumanity.org https://www.facebook.com/CoCreateHumanity https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocreatehumanity https://twitter.com/CCHumanity https://www.instagram.com/cocreatehumanity CONTACT US info@cocreatehumanity.org

Research

Writing

Photography

Film

Video editing

Web content development

Translation

Public speaking

Cross-cultural competence

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SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

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COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

The Edgelands Institute

NOV 2022 - PRESENT

  • Social Media strategy & management

  • Content Creation

  • Newsletter

  • Video

CONTENT CREATOR

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER

FD Consultants

DEC 2022 - PRESENT

CoCreate Humanity

FEB 2022 - PRESENT

  • Social Media 

  • Video

  • Translation

  • Photography

  • Video

  • Interviews

  • Promotional content

CONCEPTION & PRODUCTION OF SEVERAL SHORT FILMS 

Cardiff University

OCT 2020 - DEC 2021

  • Research & Planning

  • Filming

  • Editing

JOURNALISTIC ARTICLES AND PERSONAL BLOG

Wordpress | Medium

JUN 2015 - PRESENT

  • Development and maintenance of bilingual website

  • Research

  • Content production

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR

Amnesty International CH

JAN 2019 - JUL 2019

  • Introducing classes of teenagers to several concepts relating to human rights

  • Team work

PUBLICATION OF NOVEL

Editions Vérone

SEP 2018

  • Writing & Editing

  • Self-discipline

  • Public talks

  • Translation from French to English

SALES COORDINATOR

Swiss Ski School

DEC 2017 - APR 2018

  • Administration

  • Ability to work under high pressure

  • Organisational & People skills

DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCES

NOV 2013- MAY 2020

  • Working with children in Ghana & Togo

  • Teaching in refugee camps in Lebanon & Palestine

  • Working in hostels in South Korea & Ecuador

  • Farming & Construction in Lithuania & Bulgaria

EDUCATION

MA INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM

OCT 2020 - DEC 2021

Cardiff University, UK

Documentary Pathway

FIRST CLASS

BA (HONOURS) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

SEP 2015 - JUN 2020

Open University, UK

FIRST-CLASS HONOURS

AWARDS

EAT OUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (UK)

MAY 2021

2nd place for short film 'War At My Front Door' 

NEVERS BOOK FAIR (FR)

MARCH 2019

Prize received for French novel 'En route vers d'autres mondes' (Prix du Roman du Groupement des Ecrivains-Médecins) 

LANGUAGES

FRENCH 

ENGLISH

SPANISH

GERMAN

ITALIAN

ARABIC

Native Proficiency

Native Proficiency

Basic fluency (DELE B2)

Intermediate level

Beginner level

Beginner level

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BACKGROUND

At the age of 20, I decided to leave the Swiss mountains where I had grown up to go explore other continents, driven by my curious nature and desire to understand other people and places. Being exposed to completely different cultures and lifestyles confronted me to my own privilege, and I have since then never stopped seeking ways to be a part of the change our societies so desperately need. I earned my bachelor's degree in International Studies with the Open University whilst acquiring a broad range of experiences around the globe, which allowed me to develop a unique perspective on the world. 

My innate passion for writing and storytelling inspired me to document the precious life lessons that my unconventional path taught me through a personal blog, as well as books. It has also led me to pursue my master's degree in International Journalism at Cardiff University. Having chosen a documentary pathway, I have been able to learn new and exciting ways to tell stories that matter through filmmaking.

I now work as a Communicator and Multimedia Producer.

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

CONTACT ME

Thank you !

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