Exploring Silence: UNFINISHED Festival hosts discussion with war journalist Anelise Borges and human connections expert Lakshmi Rengarajan

War journalist Anelise Borges, considered to have one of the most significant rises in international media, along with Lakshmi Rengarajan, an expert in human connections, will be featured at the UNFINISHED Festival in Bucharest from September 22-24, 2023, at Casa Universitarilor.

They will engage with the festival’s theme of “silence” through the unique lenses of their respective domains. Anelise Borges will confront silence head-on, delving into the limitations of words in the face of harsh realities. In a more metaphorical exploration, Lakshmi will reimagine the concept of dating in the later stages of life.

Anelise Borges boasts a prolific career reporting from over 30 countries, tackling subjects like migration, global dictatorships, ongoing conflicts, and Europe’s complex identity crises. Notably, her impactful work “10 Days at Sea – The True Story of the Aquarius Ship” showcased the clash between the humanitarian vessel Aquarius and Italian authorities. Borges was the sole journalist aboard, and her coverage evolved into an award-winning documentary, earning her the 2018 Bronze Lovie Award. Currently, she serves as a correspondent for Euronews NBC, reporting from conflict zones including Libya, Syria, Iran, Venezuela, and Ukraine.

Over the course of 15 years, Lakshmi Rengarajan has revolutionized interpersonal connections beyond the realm of dating apps. She was recruited by Match.com to lead the Event Design department and later became the first Director of Workplace Connection at WeWork. She delved into the art of setting people up at Paired by The People and co-hosted the award-winning Vox Media podcast series, “Land of the Giants,” focusing on the history of the dating industry. Currently, Lakshmi is reimagining what it means to find your partner later in life through her new project, “The Later Dater Today.”

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For this edition of the festival, dozens of guests from all around the world will transform Bucharest into a lab of ideas and experiments revolving around SILENCE: Topaz Adizes (MX), a writer, director, and experience design architect, Rafaela Sahyoun (BR), a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher, Daniel Jones (US), editor of the “Modern Love” column in The New York Times, Roni Levit (IL), a visual artist specialized in information design, Joao Paulo Barbosa (BR), photographer, historian, and author, Alexe Popescu (RO), graphic designer and product designer, Jean-Kenta Gauthier (FR), gallery owner and art critic, and many others.

Further details about this year’s edition and additional speakers can be found at www.unfinished.ro and on the festival’s social media channels.