A film essay that represents a search for the small details and beauty of the popular quarters of the Old City of Damascus. Life here is characterised by a specific simplicity that seems to be disappearing, and a strong sense of community.
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Before Vanishing
The Barada is the main river in Damascus. Once it was the city’s lifeblood which provided riches, but nothing now remains of that illustrious past. -
They Were Here
Homage to the old steam engine plant of Damascus, once a symbol of optimistic belief in development, but now a deserted and desolate place. -
City of Emptiness
A searching look back to another time and another place, filled with emptiness and void, where escape seems the sole solution. -
Silence
Silence is an emotional investigation of sense and senselessness in the conflict over the occupied Golan Heights and the events leading to its loss. I
Film details
- Productieland
- Syria
- Jaar
- 2004
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2012
- Lengte
- 14'
- Medium/Formaat
- DVD
