Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs. The shots are not constructed, nor do not have even edges. Mohammed is a syrian living in exile in paris, and living in exile he has assembled a diaryessayportraitbiography of the turmoil which has bloodied his. Dec 17, 2014 directed by wiam bedirxan, ossama mohammed. Silvered water premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes film festival and won the london film festival grierson award for best documentary in 2014. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war, directed by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan.
Ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedixans silvered water, syria selfportrait, featuring the footage of the ongoing. Silvered water, syria self portrait trailer festival 2014 duration. Shot by 1,001 syrians according to the caption, silvered water, syria self. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait maa al fidda north american premiere ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, syriafrance the. The syrian film industry produced over fifteen feature films in 2014. The prestige 2006s focus on an alternative perspective to how we look at things is only an extension, whilst inception questions the narratives embodied within. Silvered waters, syria selfportrait this documentary, directed by exiled syrian filmmaker ossam mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, offers a rare glimpse inside the hermetic world of syria during the early stages of its civil war, chronicling the siege of homs through a combination of eyewitness accounts posted to the. Mohammed edited the material simav shot herself in the besieged city. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as filmed by activists in the besieged city of homs. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait movie. Ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxans silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 is showing from march 3 april 2, 2017 as a special discovery. Maa alfidda eau argentee, syrie autoportrait genero. Jose escobar musica fernando velazquez fotografia daniel sosa segura reparto teo planell, toni gomez, elena anaya, iria castellano, maximo pastor, ana blanco. Pais espana director oskar santos guion oskar santos, jorge lara comic.
The horrors of the war in syria and the siege of homs are recounted with crude realism and poetic imagination. This is silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng by no nation films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. This devastating and highly important film depicts the brutal reality. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014. Trailer for silvered water, syria selfportrait maa alfidda the astonishing collaboration between exiled syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed and young kurdish activist wiam simav bedirxan distills footage from thousands of clandestine videos to create a shattering, ontheground documentary chronicle of the ordeal being undergone by ordinary syrians in the ongoing civil war. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng on. The silvered water, syria selfportrait by ossama mohammed the wonders by alice rohrwacher. If your camera were here, in homs, what would you be filming. Silvered water, syria self portrait trailer festival 2014. She was crying because she had just arrived on the cote dazur from homs, a syrian city being turned into a vast heap of rubble as we clapped.
Silvered water is a visual poem of raw pain from exiled syrian director ossama mohammed, a young kurdish woman under siege in. Mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, 2014, the war show obaidah zytoon and. From the inception of the violence that began in syria as a result of the arab spring, the syrian civil war has produced and inspired a great deal of strife and unrest among armed factions. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is a chronicle of the horrors of the civil war. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes. On silvered water, syria selfportrait bomb magazine. It is, however, an immensely important documentation of syrias ongoing civil war. As a new york woman, post911, i was desperate to stimulate curiosity in my fellow citizens of the west, about arab communities maligned by the media. Syrian civil war spillover in lebanon infogalactic. Oct 10, 2014 the woman was wiam simav bedirxan, codirector with ossama mohammed of silvered water, syria selfportrait. In order to create this testimony to human suffering. One of the most essential documentaries of the last few years, ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxans aggressively personal silvered water, syria selfportrait stands out for its raw directness and pained indirectness. Silvered water, syria selfportrait a necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syrias civil war.
Eau argentee, syrie autoportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war, directed by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan. The 2014 film silvered water ossama mohammed, 2014 is a splendid example of one artists attempt to portray the syrian tragedy. The film has been recognized by important institutions as perhaps the most artistically. Venerdi 5 dicembre 2014 alle 20 spazio oberdan, milano. This article explores how three syrian documentaries silvered water. She was thin because its hard to get a square meal in a city under siege. Another documentary, silvered water, syria selfportrait, follows exiled syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed as he tries to make sense of whats happening in the war zone that was his home via a. Dec 22, 2014 silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs.
Imitation game and men, women and children lead tech. Arte now has a presence in italy as part of the tivusat offer tivusat is an italian digital tv package distributed to about 1. Mohammed uses the film as a means to cope with his situation. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes film festival. From within the tension between my estrangement in france and the revolution, an encounter happened. Sep, 2017 this documentary, directed by exiled syrian filmmaker ossam mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, offers a rare glimpse inside the hermetic world of syria during the early stages of its civil war, chronicling the siege of homs through a combination of eyewitness accounts posted to the internet and onthe ground footage shot by bedirxan, an elementary school teacher. In paris, driven by my inexhaustible love for syria, i find that i can only film the sky and edit the footage posted. It is a selfportrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a selfreflective piece for ossama mohammed who, from his. Also included is an overview of the major events in syrian film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. Its another example of how rich of a film silvered water, syria selfportrait is, a difficult but essential film. A combination of footage shot during the siege of homs by wiam simav bedirxan, a school teacher who had contacted ossama mohammed online to ask him what she should film around her, and syrians who used their mobile phones and posted their films on the internet, silvered water, syria selfportrait is a chronicle of the horrors of the civil war. Sep 22, 2014 imitation game and men, women and children lead techfocused films of 2014 the imitation game opens the 2014 london film festival, heralding a number of movies exploring our complex.
Syria selfportrait silvered water trailer espanol video. Nolans manipulation of narrative structure is a hallmark, following 1998 and memento 2000 inverting its sequence whilst maintaining a linear structure. Silvered water, syria selfportrait titulo original. Director ossama mohammed had lived in exile for many years when he was contacted by wiam simav bedirxan, a young kurdish activist. Syria selfportrait is a poetic documentation of one of todays worst conflicts.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait dir ossama mohammed, wiam simav 21. Syria selfportrait, the war show and little gandhi appeal to their distant spectators and how the international film. May 15, 2014 the horrors of the war in syria and the siege of homs are recounted with crude realism and poetic imagination. Silvered water, syria selfportrait maa al fidda north american premiere ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, syria france the collaboration between exiled syrian filmmaker ossama. Unstaged uses quintessential david lynch iconography, intersecting his areas of work blue lights overpowering the screen, utilising colour, shadow and silhouette, intentional use of monochrome, alluring women, commercial. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as. Silvered water syria selfportrait by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bidarxin. It is a selfportrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a selfreflective piece for ossama mohammed. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is also a rare poetic work that powerfully expresses the humanity and perseverance of syrians, as it explores the topography of their country torn by civil war that has left nearly 500,000 dead and 11,000,000 homeless. The woman was wiam simav bedirxan, codirector with ossama mohammed of silvered water, syria selfportrait.
This article fully lists all nonpornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by syria. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014. Prior to the battle of arsal in august 2014, the lebanese army has tried to keep out of it and the violence has been mostly between various factions within the country and overt syrian. A young kurdish woman from homs began to chat with me, asking. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait trailer. Syria had recently been admitted to the axis of evil, so i moved there with a camera, and traveled alone throughout the country from 2004 through 2006. Firsthand video accounts of the violence in syria filmed by activists in the city of homs. Read more this devastating and highly important film depicts the brutal reality of the syrian civil war as captured firsthand by both its victims and its perpetrators or 1,001 ordinary syrians. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today.
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