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Frictions is about journalists, writers and podcast producers, based in France and abroad, with unique background like the stories they tell us.

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Darya Sheizaf

Born in Jaffa, Darya began her career as an actress in her native country while studying filmmaking at the Sam Spiegel School of Cinema in Jerusalem.
In 2014, she moved to Paris, where she continued her acting career, notably under the direction of Wajdi Mouawad at the Théâtre National de la Colline and on tour.
Naturalised as a French citizen in 2022, she then began to cultivate a new talent: that of complaining with legitimacy.
She explored this passion as part of the creative writing master's programme at Paris VIII, from which she graduated in 2024.

Credit photo : Goni Riskin

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Richard Frailing

Richard Frailing is an MFA candidate in the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Originally from the salt marshes of southeast Virginia, he has worked as an ecologist in the Midwest and on the east coast, and he holds an MFA in poetry from Iowa State University. His work has been awarded an Academy of American Poets Prize and the Roxanne Mueller Essay Award.

Credit photo : Victor Frailing

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Paul Demougeot

Paul Demougeot is an author and journalist, currently studying for a Masters in Creative Writing at Paris 8 University. He explores different ways of inhabiting a territory, shaping it and putting down roots.

Crédit photo : Léo Keler

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Aliosha Daniel

Aliosha Daniel was born in 2001 in the foothills of Larzac. She is currently doing a Masters in Creative writing at Paris 8 University. She writes theatre as part of her Master's degree.

Crédit photo : Naoko Olivier

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Rahma Adjaj

Rahma Adjadj is the author of Nous, les transgressives (published by Les Arènes), an autobiographical essay exploring the complex identities of French women of North African descent. Since the publication of her book, a movement of ‘Transgressives’ has sprung up, bringing together women torn between their desire for emancipation and family expectations. Based in Nantes, she is also a freelance journalist for various print media.

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Tammam Hamza is a cinematographer and electronic music producer, notably for Obskura and The Deenjes, as well as a sound director.

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Laura Barroso

Laura Barroso currently lives in Paris and works in philanthropy for a large French corporation. She was born in Reunion Island, with a mix of Spanish and Indian origins, and pursued her studies in political science and management at Sciences Po, in Canada, and in Spain.
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Lou Momège

Freelance web and radio journalist for Radio France, Lou Momège graduated from the Grenoble School of Journalism. She has decided to delve into podcasting to tell and share your stories in the best possible way. Eager for new discoveries, she especially enjoys listening to others. What better way to do so than through the wonderful world of audio?
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Wyatt Williams

Wyatt Williams is the author of 'Springer Mountain: Meditations on Murder and Consumption.' His essays have been published in the New York Times Magazine, Harper's Magazine, Oxford American, the New Yorker, and the Paris Review.
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