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Crossroads Media
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Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 12min
#21 - Justin Espejo Filipino Content Creator
After moving to Vienna from the Philippines during the pandemic, Justin Espejo (justinespejo.com) started creating YouTube content. The Award Winning content creator recently focused on his Instagram account (@justin_joseph_espejo), where he organically went from 3k to 350k followers in one month.

Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 56min
#20 - Alexandra Timofeeva Russian Co-Founder/Editor In Chief
Born and raised in Russia, Alexandra Timofeeva moved to Vienna four years ago to study Economy but later switched to Art History. She's the co-founder of the cultural youth magazine bohema-wien.com.

Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 39min
#19 - Sara Velić Bosnian-Austrian Political Activist
Bosnian-born Austrian Sara Velić is one of the three chairpersons of the Austrian Student Union (oeh.ac.at) and chairperson of the Union of the Socialist Students in Austria (vsstoe.at), apart from being a Political Science student and singer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUr7GfEt5U).

Dec 20, 2022 • 51min
#18 - Abuzar Manafzade Azerbaijani Pianist, Conductor, Composer
While composing his first opera, Abuzar shares his professional and personal life between Vienna, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.www.abuzarmanafzade.com

Oct 29, 2022 • 1h 39min
#17 - Estefanía Piñón - Mexican Feminist Activist
Estefanía left her home country Mexico to first move to Argentina, then Spain, Germany, and finally to Vienna, where she is working as a migration and labor policy advocate and also co-founding/leading the Network of International Women in Austria (niwa-at.org), a non-profit organization.

Oct 20, 2022 • 47min
#16 - Nina Jakic Serbian Event Manager
While finishing her architecture studies six years ago, Nina Jakic started working at the Vienna Business Agency and slowly moved to their Expat Center where she's still creating and managing expat-related events.Stay informed about the next events by visiting https://viennabusinessagency.at/international-business/expat-center/

Sep 2, 2022 • 37min
#15 - Samantha Pyra US Filmmaker
Samantha Pyra is a North American Vienna-based filmmaker. She has recently opened a creative space in Vienna called Studio Bräuhausgasse https://www.samanthapyra.com/aboutstudio

Jul 7, 2022 • 2h 23min
#14 - Reginald Barris US Stand Up Comedian
Reginald's sold-out shows in 20+ countries across Europe, and he's performing every Friday at Shebeen. In the last six years, he became the "ambassador" of English stand-up comedy in Vienna.Open to sharing his life drama, Reginald mentions his career highlights, the pandemic struggles, leaving the "greatest country in the world" to move to Vienna, and his recent passions which included creating video games.On July 22nd, you can watch him perform the fresh "Born Behind Bars" - a true-crime comedy based on real events, at Shebeen.

Jul 3, 2022 • 39min
#13 - Jirka Černý Czech Filmmaker
Moving to Vienna on a bike after his business studies in Dresden, Jirka insists on realizing his dream of becoming a full-time filmmaker before turning 30. He's now 29 with lots of accomplishments.Check out his latest movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7hvmolcSr0

Apr 13, 2022 • 47min
#12 - Denys Cherevychko Ukrainian Principal Dancer/Vienna State Opera
Denys moved to Vienna after his scholarship in Munich, and before that from Ukraine, to become a Principal Dancer for the Vienna State Opera. He explains how hard, yet how beautiful it is to be a ballet dancer and he also talks about his latest clothing line for male dancers.


