Why Do I See You In Everything?

Two lifelong Syrian friends, Qusay and Nabil, spend a day in their Berlin apartment, drifting through dreams, archival footage and present-day events to confront the shifting faces of political violence. Together, they hold on to love and care as the most radical acts of resistance.

“We should keep on seeing and remembering.” Two lifelong friends, Qusay and Nabil, spend a day together in their Berlin apartment, reflecting on their intertwined histories of resistance. Time breaks open as they drift between dreams of their hometown, memories of marching in the Syrian revolution at 16 and, years later, taking to the streets of Berlin to demand justice for Palestine. The most pivotal moment comes with their return from exile to Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. The journey opens deeper questions about what remains after a state collapses, and how cycles of violence might finally come to an end.

Rand Abou Fakher’s debut feature is a hybrid film that centres care and tenderness as radical forms of resistance. The camera acts as witness, companion, and at times, helpless observer. When violence overwhelms the frame, Abou Fakher turns the gaze toward long, intimate shots of hands touching, soothing and embracing, as if to reawaken the bonds that violence seeks to numb.

– Reman Sadani