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My English Cousin

MTR Review-The Cave

Under the rubble, vital signs persist

Carmen Gray / January 10, 2020

SYRIA: The renowned new documentary from Feras Fayyad is an unflinching depiction of courage, resilience and female solidarity.

Amani Ballour, chemical attack, chlorine, DOK.fest München, Douma Underground, Edward Watts, Feras Fayyad, Films from the South, FIPADOC, For Sama, Ghouta, HUMAN idff Oslo, Kirstine Barfod, Last Men in Aleppo, My English Cousin, siege, Sigrid Dyekjær, Syria, The Cave, Tim Alsiofi, Toronto, Waad al-Kateab

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Counterbalancing the traditional narrative

Lauren Wissot / October 23, 2019

MIGRANTS: In 2001, Fahed reached the UK filled with dreams. By 2018 he is on the brink of a mid-life crisis.

DOK Leipzig, Joelle Bertossa, Karim Sayad, migrants, My English Cousin, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Toronto, Valentina Novati

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