Many of the nonfiction films produced during the Syrian revolution document private histories, depicting familial, domestic, and intergenerational bonds during the war. This panel provides a space for the filmmakers to reflect on the making and afterlives of their films Coma (2015) and Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege (2021), on the affective dimensions of dislocation and exile, and how nonfiction cinema can offer virtual worlds to sustain cultural imaginaries across the diaspora.

Participants: Stefan Tarnowski, Rania Stephan, Qutaiba Barhamji
Moderated by : Nadine Fattaleh

This activity is free, will be held in English and is presented as part of the Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings, presented in collaboration with World Records, and with the support of Critical Media Lab McGill and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

In English l English-French simultaneous interpretation: access here.

In collaboration with World Records and with the support of the Critical Media Lab McGill and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council