Soundtrack to the screenprinted book by Erik Ruin. Music composed by Julius Masri.
A Threnody for the Dispossessed is a sixty-foot long screen-printed scroll/accordion-book that impressionistically interweaves the experiences of people displaced by war in the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. Images and experiences flow freely into another, the trails of tear gas morphing into the mists of limbo. A "wailing ode", a chorus of voices drawn from historical accounts and contemporary interviews accompanies the book, part of an original score  by multi-instrumentalist Julius Masri.

To access the audio accompaniment to this book, please visit fps.swarthmore.edu/threnody

The Chorus-
as themselves- 
Abdul Karim Awad, translated by Yaroub Al Obaidi,  interviewed by Erik Ruin
Layla Al Hussein, translated by Zubaida Qaissi, interviewed by ER
Amaal Alnajjar, translated by Sara Shnati, interviewed by ER

as others-
Paloma Irizarry voices Joel Morelos, Leticia Ramos, and various anonymous accounts gathered by Tutela Legal, the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission, and the Arizona Sanctuary Defense Fund.
Morgan Fitzpatrick Andrews voices Felix and Lotte Weiniger, Hans Bergas, and Alexander Trocme.
Vanessa Ogbuehi voices Elizabeth Yarnall and a Staff Report on Valentina Radastovec from Sky Island.
All read from “Reply to the Minister Of Justice-Ottawa, from members of the Spiritual Community of Christ of British Columbia, August 31st, 1944”