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Still Recording (2018)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Saeed Al Batal, Ghiath Ayoub

Synopsis

Saeed is a young cinephile trying to teach film rules to other young people in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, but the reality they face is too harsh to respect any rules. Saeed’s friend, Milad, is on the other side of the fence; in Damascus, a city under the control of the Assad regime, finishing his studies in Fine Arts. At one point, Milad decides to leave the capital and joins Saeed in a Douma under siege, where they set up a local radio station and a recording studio. They hold the camera to film everything, until one day it is the camera that films them.

Actors

Crews

Saeed Al Batal
Saeed Al Batal
Director
Ghiath Ayoub
Ghiath Ayoub
Director
Qutaiba Barhamji
Qutaiba Barhamji
Editor
Raya Yamashi
Raya Yamashi
Editor
Saeed Al Batal
Saeed Al Batal
Cinematography
Milad Amin
Milad Amin
Cinematography
Raafat Bayram
Raafat Bayram
Cinematography
Ghiath Beram
Ghiath Beram
Cinematography
Abdel Rahman Najjar
Abdel Rahman Najjar
Cinematography
Ghiath Ayoub
Ghiath Ayoub
Writer
Saeed Al Batal
Saeed Al Batal
Writer

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