The story never dies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDavid Henry Gerson, USA-Germany 2021, 83 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Story Never Dies,\u201d from award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring and timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and address what is currently the largest and longest ongoing displacement of people in the world since World War II. The film is produced by Sundance Award-winning Odessa Rey. (Navalny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rapper Abu Hajar, along with other prominent creative figures in the Syrian uprising\u2014post-rock musician Anas Mughrabi, members of Syria\u2019s first rock band Bahila Hijazi and Lynn Maya, breakdancer B-Boy Shadow, choreographer Medhat Al-Daabal, and visual artists Tamam Azzam, Omar Imam, and Diala Barsali\u2014use their art to rebel and survive in exile in this new documentary that reflects a struggle for peace, justice, and freedom of expression. It is a poignant and humane look at what it means to be a refugee in today\u2019s world, offering inspiring and hopeful insights into creative responses to the chaos of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film's opening screening will be followed by a discussion with the director, moderated by Danish writer Jesper Fink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unknown Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAli Al-Ibrahim and Lauren Ince Brown, Syria 2021, 86 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the start of the civil war in 2011, many displaced Syrians were forced to flee their homes with only the clothes on their backs. At the height of the war, there was no time to pack the essentials they needed to start a new life outside Syria, leaving behind their passports and identity cards that proved their existence. Now, they live in limbo, either inside Syria or abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that up to 80% of migrants today live anonymously, without any documents to prove their identity. This feature-length documentary follows the story of a man aiming to change that; an illegal forger operating undercover in Turkey to create passports and certificates for this missing group of Syrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With his identity concealed, our forger tells the story, taking us through his mission to provide Syrians with legitimate identity documents outside the system. Documents purchased from the Syrian government can cost thousands of dollars\u2014or worse, can land applicants in prison. Therefore, the forger's work involves meticulously copying passports, family books, marriage and death certificates, and birth certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, we follow four Syrian families struggling to live without identity documents in their host countries. Saleh and Marwa, a young couple, are caught in the crossfire because they cannot prove they are husband and wife. Quna, a grandmother, fears dying without any proof of her existence. Haifa, a mother of six, is stranded in Lebanon and cannot afford to register her youngest child with the state. Ali, a teacher, has children born after the war and excludes them from any formal education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnknown Syria\u201d is a film about war and its calculations, love, hope and humanity that mix them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can meet the director for a discussion about the film in Copenhagen and Aarhus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fleeing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKatia Gerges, France-Qatar 2022, 76 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summary
The film will be screened in Copenhagen and also in Aarhus, followed by a discussion with the film's director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Republic of Silence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDiana Al-Jaroudi, Germany-France-Italy-Syria 2021, 183 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It begins with the camera she received at the age of seven. Or perhaps it's at a time when life in Damascus was collapsing, torn apart by dictatorship, war, and international political corruption? *The Republic of Silence* is a fresco spanning more than a decade, in which the daily life of a monotonous existence in Berlin\u2014inhabited by solidarity and love\u2014intertwines with memories of lost time; life in Syria, a life turned upside down by conflict and often overwhelmed by fear (\u201cevil makes a loud, terrifying noise\u201d), by struggle and resistance. Diana El Jaroudi permeates the film with a nostalgic style, through snippets, voices, and textures\u2014skin, bodies haunted by the past and the weight of trauma. At times, she seems to whisper, or perhaps she remains silent, as she did as a child, to avoid revealing her Iraqi accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diana El-Geroudi will be a guest of the festival, and she will be interviewed after the film screening by Anas Hastrup, the former director of the Danish Institute in Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zaatari Captains<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAli Al-Arabi, Egypt-Qatar-Jordan 2021, 73 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The work tells the story of two friends trapped by their ambitions inside the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where each of them dreams of one day becoming a professional football player, and their dreams get closer to being realized when a world-famous sports academy visits their camp in search of talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The screening of the film in Copenhagen will be followed by a discussion about the situation of Syrian refugees in general and their lives in refugee camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish the world were a kite.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCamilla Bilsoe, Denmark 2021, 65 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An experience in empathy and tolerance leads young participants from Syria and Denmark to a new understanding of themselves and each other. In the summer of 2019, a group of young people from Syria, Turkey, the UK, and Denmark gathered for a two-week theater workshop, where they were tasked with interpreting human rights in a collective performance. But first, they had to agree on how to interpret these rights, both artistically and politically\u2014and suddenly, there was a stark, tangible difference between being from Syria and being from Denmark, even when they weren't consciously aware of it. Director Camille Bildes observes with keen awareness how empathy and tolerance emerge during the process, and how both can make a real difference in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
black ice cream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSyrian Film Institute, Syria 2022, 50 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary film deals with the story of Hassan, a thirteen-year-old boy who travels tens of kilometers to sell ice cream in the area where oil refining operations are taking place, after the war produced waves of displacement and a state of need for energy, and the impact of random oil refining operations on the environment and health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The work is produced by the Syrian Film Institute and is the result of the efforts of a group of trainees within the Syrian Film Institute's training program, the "First Step" project, which was established by the institute in northern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Short films:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFour short films:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will you play the role again?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmmar Obeid, France-Germany 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World Premiere<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mudar, a Syrian actor, traveled to Germany on a visa from Beirut. He researches the journeys of refugees who arrived on foot for his theatrical production, exploring the real experiences of migrants along their path. After meeting with Syrian director Ammar Obeid, Mudar wants to stand naked outside in the cold of his back garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between life and death<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBadi Khalif, Germany 2021, 30 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBetween Life and Death\u201d is a documentary film about the Syrian revolution that began in 2011. The film highlights several stages, including ISIS\u2019s control of areas in northern Syria, the demonstrations that broke out in Syrian cities, and the journey of refuge, which was the only option for hundreds of thousands of Syrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The essence of memories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelanie Gobbi, Britain 2022. 30 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdul Qader Fattouh, a young Syrian refugee appointed in France, seeks to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a skilled perfumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the bags of strangers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nRaed Al-Kour, Syria 2022, 8 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Syrian poet living in exile who writes poetry to show support for the revolution in his country, and of course, the revolution's influence on his literary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWorkshop: Producing and Financing Documentary Films from or about Conflict Zones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFinjan's office: September 8, 10 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Danish producer and filmmaker Sin\u00e9 B\u00f8rge S\u00f8rensen will lead the workshop, sharing her expertise with participants on how documentaries can be produced and financed from or about conflict zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conference: Art, Literature and Documentation and Their Role in Building the Future of Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBlogos Library: September 9th at 10 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The participants in the conference will talk about their vision for the future of Syrian society, both at home and in the diaspora, through their artistic, literary, or documentary works about the Syrian revolution and the period of conflict that has lasted for more than eleven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Session 1: Khaled Baraka, Ali Al-Ibrahim, and Badi Khalif<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Session Two: John Dahy and Jean-Pierre Khorto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Session Three: Andreas Bandak, Salwa Ismail and Donatella Della Ratta<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closing ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCinematheque, September 10th, at 8:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winner of the Audience Award will be announced, and the festival will conclude with a performance by Syrian rapper \u201cMohammad Abu Hajar\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More about the festival:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe festival provides a space for social activity. Everyone can join us in a fun and warm atmosphere where they can have some drinks and snacks with us, meet each other, talk and get to know each other and build new relationships that will strengthen the community, in addition to connecting filmmakers and producers with the public directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Movie clips:<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Story Won't Die<\/p>\n\n\n\nRepublic of Silence<\/p>\n\n\n\nBlack Ice Cream<\/p>\n\n\n\nEscape<\/p>\n\n\n\nCaptains of Zaatari<\/p>\n\n\n\nI Wish The World Was A Paper Plane<\/p>\n\n\n\nForged<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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