Syria
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Failure to act could have dire consequences
Could modern civilisation break down? Yes, of course it could. Anyone who rejects this statement as alarmist, should watch The Age of Consequences.
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An intimate portrayal of the last men of Aleppo
Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Last Men in Aleppo will have its European premiere at the March opening film of Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX.
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Four steps of reality regression – one victim: Syrians
The banalisation of violence has a calculated effect. Permanent mediatisation and an information policy based on sensationalism are two main strategies used to produce it.
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21 days’ of detailed discomfort
It is incredibly gripping to get intimate with Mahmoud’s family during their escape from Syria to Switzerland. Even the lethal rubber dingy journey across icy cold waters is documented – using a small mobile phone camera.
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In the waiting room of martyrdom
EURODOK: Two young men are waiting to be called to action as suicide bombers in Syria. Pål Refsdal’s recent documentary depicts a surprisingly intimate portrait.
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Syria, between Aleppo and Paris
Beyond the violence: Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait is a poetic depiction of Syrian suffering.
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DEFIANCE IS PRESENT
Özge Calafato looks at some of the most compelling recent documentary works from the Arab World.
