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.
Syria
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.
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.
Syria, between Aleppo and Paris
Beyond the violence: Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait is a poetic depiction of Syrian suffering.
DEFIANCE IS PRESENT
Özge Calafato looks at some of the most compelling recent documentary works from the Arab World.
Syria – Return to Homs [debate]
Filmmaker Orwa Nyrabia together with debattants in Oslo, regading the premiere of Return to Homs Se film: https://vimeo.com/91612551 Also: –
IDFA 2013: Up close with a crisis
Large-scale crisis and catastrophes – whether war, famine or disease – often attract film makers, relief organisations and press. Whether this is helpful is debatable.
Contemporary female Muslim identity
Do I need to have a religious, sexual and cultural identity?
What if my identity becomes a hindrance?
Bianca Olivia Nita looks at personal identity in a series of films about contemporary Muslim women.
ARAB-EUROPEAN COOPERATION: Fulla Issues and Freedom
For the first time ever, a Syrian documentary project was pitched at the Amsterdam FORUM and was one of the most successful pitches to boot. Broadcasters queued up to land a deal with Proaction (the Syrian production company) and Final Cut (the Danish co-producer)