Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
With barrel bombs falling on Ghouta, the Eastern suburbs of Damascus, civilians seek shelter in their basements. The filmmaker is one of them. Holding on to his camera, he attempts to film what cannot not be expressed in words.
DOUMA UNDERGROUND
- Tim Alsiofi
- 2019
- Syria, Lebanon
- s.t. English
- 12 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
When a host of new plant species suddenly appears, strange things start to happen, and questions abound. Where did they come from, and what do they want?
THE SECRET GARDEN
- Nour Ouayda
- 2023
- Lebanon
- s.t. French or English
- 28 min
Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
Two art students living a carefree life in Damascus decide to join the Syrian revolution by moving to Douma, a working-class suburb under rebel rule.
STILL RECORDING
- Saeed Albatal, Ghiath Ayoub
- 2018
- Lebanon, Syria, France, Germany
- s.t. English
- 120 min