VAMIK’s ROOM
A New Vision of Global Diplomacy
A film by Molly Castelloe
February 2021
Online screening and Q&A session
The film follows the life of Vamik Volkan, a man born on the ethnically divided island of Cyprus, who has been nominated 5 times for the Nobel Peace Prize for conflict resolution with letters of support from over 28 countries. It recounts Dr. Volkan’s lifetime journey working in informal diplomacy or “peoples’ diplomacy” in The Middle East, Estonia, the former Yugoslavia and The Republic of Georgia. It depicts his work with leaders, refugees and orphan children and his diplomatic efforts with The International Dialogue Initiative.
Molly Castelloe holds a doctorate in Performance Studies from NYU and is the recipient of the Gradiva Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. The film has also now won numerous additional awards and prizes.
Both Professor Volkan and Dr. Castelloe joined the Q&A session, convened by Dr. Jeffrey Murer, Director of the Centre for Art and Politics, School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews