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Oct 2022
32m 42s

Nothing but the Atlantic

Kerning Cultures Network
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“I just don’t want to be rocked anymore. Stop rocking me.”

Omar Samra and Omar Nour embark on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a seven-meter boat with only each other and the very real possibility of not making it. How would such an experience affect your relationship with nature, impact your brain, and alter your mind?

State of Mind is produced by Kerning Cultures Network. This episode is supported by Metavisionaries

Lobna Monieb is the host of State of Mind. This episode was produced by Lobna, and edited by Heba El-Sherif. Fact checking by Deena Sabry and sound design by Monzer El-Hachem. Special thanks to Dr. Anna Lembke for speaking to us for this episode. 

More about the film, Beyond the Raging Sea: https://www.beyondtheragingsea.com 


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