Syrian
see all genres ›A relatively slender source of film production, Syria has more frequently been a subject and site for outside artists' scrutiny. Its increasingly repressive political situation in recent years is unlikely to change that balance until drastic change occurs.
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The Sniper of Kobani
Kurdish filmmaker Reber Dosky travelled through Kurdistan and visited the town of Kobani in Syria, close to the Turkish border. In Kobani, the fighting between Kurdish resistance and Islamic State has been particularly fierce. Islamic State attacked the town in October 2014...Watch Movie
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9 Days
One morning on August 2012, the world-renowned Syrian photographer Issa Touma saw youths lugging sandbags along his street. It turned out to be the start of the Syrian uprising in the city of Aleppo. He grabbed his camera and spent nine days recording what was happening outside his window. The...Watch Movie
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Veiled Voices
Women across the Arab world are redefining their role as leaders in Islam. In director Brigid Maher’s insightful documentary film, VEILED VOICES, three influential women Islamic leaders are profiled along with their families and the communities in which they serve: Ghina Hammoud in Lebanon, Dr....Watch Movie
