Cinematography
They grew up in the lands of dictators and surveillance, where images are censored, photos are burned, thoughts are discreet, and mouths are kept shut. During the years, they made films, documented life, their lives, at least what was possible. They recorded sounds at night and in secret, for the senses to complete the image. From what are seemingly scattered images and narratives, a coherent emotive sensibility emerges unpacking a singular perspective of history and an attempt to speak what has been unspoken and silenced.
They grew up in the lands of dictators and surveillance, where images are censored, photos are burned, thoughts are discreet, and mouths are kept shut. During the years, they made films, documented life, their lives, at least what was possible. They recorded sounds at night and in secret, for the senses to complete the image. From what are seemingly scattered images and narratives, a coherent emotive sensibility emerges unpacking a singular perspective of history and an attempt to speak what has been unspoken and silenced.
Researcher
마흐무드, 지야드와 이들의 소속 단체는 휴대폰과 권총 하나만 들고 목숨을 걸고 나선다. 중동에서 가장 위험한 시리아의 알 홀 수용소에 ISIS의 사바야(성노예)로 갇혀 있는 야지디족(Yazidi) 여성과 소녀를 구하기 위해서이다.
Assistant Director
내전과 독재, 테러로 얼룩진 이라크, 쿠르디스탄, 시리아, 레바논 국경 지역의 밤 풍경을 담았다. 로시는 밤이 끝날 것 같지 않은 그곳에서 군인과 어부, 아들을 잃은 어머니, 연극을 준비하는 환자들, 사냥꾼의 조수로 고용된 소년, ISIS의 만행을 목격한 아이들을 만난다.
Director
A young Syrian woman doesn't share her parents' beliefs, but she's still been locked up inside their belief system all her life. Because she is a young woman, her parents almost never allow her to leave the house, let alone participate in activities against the Syrian regime. But she rebels anyway. She writes and sings protest songs in secret, in the hope that they will encourage others to start thinking for themselves, and to believe in a better tomorrow with more freedom. For 37 minutes, we watch and hear about what motivates this young woman. Neither she nor the people around her ever appear identifiable on-screen. Even the voices are manipulated to keep the chance of recognition to a minimum.
