Two similar paintings filmed in detail. The original depicts the French colonial overlord, the copy the Syrian resistance leader who fought the French. A fascinating story highlights the discrepancy concerning specific choices and questions about the colonial past and how we deal with it are brought sharply into focus.
- Director
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Premiere
- International premiere
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2014
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 11'
- Medium
- File
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Sales
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Screenplay
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Cinematography
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Editor
- Noah Angell
- Sound Design
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Music
- Abdou Moussa
- Website
- http://www.lawrenceabuhamdan.com