Silvered water, syria self portrait is the story of that encounter. This devastating and highly important film depicts the brutal reality. In paris, i can only film the sky and show these images on youtube, driven by my unshakeable love for syria. Firsthand video accounts of the violence in syria filmed by activists in the city of homs. Out of all nation affected by the arab spring, syria is also the only country where. The palme dor was awarded to the turkish film winter sleep directed by nuri bilge ceylan.
The french revolution of 1848 led to the creation of the french second republic. 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. An account of french imperial policy in syria between 1927 and 1936. The hungarian revolution of 1848 grew into a war for independence from austrian empire. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Silvered water, syria selfportrait titulo original. This ap world history project involves a comparison of causes of the arab spring in syria in recent years and the french revolution in the late 1700s. Eau argentee, syrie autoportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war, directed by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan. Portrait maa alfidda, ossama mohammed and wiam bedirxan, 2014, last men. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in. It turns out that a brisk new anglophone market for the art and culture of the socalled arab spring has facilitated an. The horrors of the war in syria and the siege of homs are recounted with. Mohammed is a syrian living in exile in paris, and living in exile he has assembled a diaryessayportraitbiography of. Oct 10, 2014 the woman was wiam simav bedirxan, codirector with ossama mohammed of silvered water, syria selfportrait.
The shots are not constructed, nor do not have even edges. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes film festival shot by a reported 1,001 syrians, according to the filmmakers, silvered water. French revolution vs syrian civil war by bryanna allen on. 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. Mohammed edited the material simav shot herself in the besieged city together with excerpts from 1001. It is, however, an immensely important documentation of syrias ongoing civil war. If you were here with your camera, what would you film. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as filmed by activists in the besieged city of homs.
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Since the outbreak of the syrian revolution in 2011, wiam simav bedirxan has spent. A young kurdish woman from homs began to chat with me, asking. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait trailer. Differences the french revolution all started in 1789. France has the secondhighest muslim population in europe,000, 7. Silvered water, syria selfportrait a necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syria s civil war. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war. A volunteer sold water bottles with the photo and story of a martyr to raise money for the syrian people. Silvered water, syria selfportrait maa al fidda north american premiere ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, syriafrance the. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs. Dec 16, 2014 captivated by the beauties of paris, wiam simav bedirxan automatically takes out her phone to capture the moment. Silvered water, syria selfportrait captures the utter hopelessness of whats. French philosopher bernardhenri levy too came with his film, the oath of tobruk, on the war in libya and even paraded the generals who had taken part in the war.
Aug 26, 2019 in a 2014 study on muslim identity by maxwell and bleich, they found that 75% of immigrant muslims feel french, compared to 98% french natives maxwell and bleich 2014. Venerdi 5 dicembre 2014 alle 20 spazio oberdan, milano. 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. May 28, 2017 french philosopher bernardhenri levy too came with his film, the oath of tobruk, on the war in libya and even paraded the generals who had taken part in the war. Theres still a bit of time to read up before the arrival of some 25, 000 new syrian canadians. I havent called for a revolution, ive simply said i think its wrong to occupy the territory of another country and put troops in, says mansky. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng on. Pais espana director oskar santos guion oskar santos, jorge lara comic. Silvered water, syria selfportrait syrienfrankreich 2014, 92 min. Part of the global war on terrorism, iraqi insurgency, syrian civil war, and the spillover of the syrian civil war. It is a selfportrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a selfreflective piece for ossama mohammed. The woman was wiam simav bedirxan, codirector with ossama mohammed of silvered water, syria selfportrait. 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. Maa alfidda eau argentee, syrie autoportrait genero.
Exiled indefinitely in france, mohammed was forced to view the. From within the tension between my estrangement in france and the revolution, an encounter happened. 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. On silvered water, syria selfportrait bomb magazine. The 67th cannes film festival was held from 14 to 25 may 2014. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014. Captivated by the beauties of paris, wiam simav bedirxan automatically takes out her phone to capture the moment. Silvered water, a syria selfportrait the atrocities of. Silvered water, syria selfportrait a necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syrias civil war. 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. No other sex tube is more popular and features more syria scenes than pornhub. The film has been recognized by important institutions as perhaps the most artistically.
Ossama mohammed, wiam simav bedirxan 2014 while in political exile in paris, the syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed received an extraordinary facebook message from the kurdish teacher and activist wiam simav bedirxan from homs. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as. Phyo zayar kyaw, kyal yi lin six, lynnsatt nwe frankrike syria, 2014 93 min. Air force f15e strike eagle aircraft flying over northern iraq. Syrian director talks silvered water, filming revolution on cell phones. New zealand film director jane campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section.
Silvered water, syria self portrait trailer festival 2014. Compare and contrast syria comparing the revolutions. In paris, driven by my inexhaustible love for syria, i find that i can only film the sky and edit the footage posted. The festival opened with the long delayed grace of monaco, directed by olivier dahan and. The conflict in egypt was caused because of an unjust government turning over rule to military power after numerous corrupt leaders, causing civilians to start an uprising against the constantly bad government. Dec 17, 2014 directed by wiam bedirxan, ossama mohammed. It is, however, an immensely important documentation of syria s ongoing civil war. Syrian technology the syrians also use technology thats as fast and easy as possible. This article explores how three syrian documentaries silvered water. Syria selfportrait, the war show and little gandhi appeal to their distant spectators and how the international film. The horrors of the war in syria and the siege of homs are recounted with crude realism and poetic imagination.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014. Jose escobar musica fernando velazquez fotografia daniel sosa segura reparto teo planell, toni gomez, elena anaya, iria castellano, maximo pastor, ana blanco. 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. By using the letters that they sent to each other and a compilation of thousands of clips filmed with. Based largely on 30,000 pages of french diplomatic papers, released in the late 1980s at the centre des archives diplomatiques in nantes, this study analyses the process of french decisionmaking in syria between the end of the great revolt in 1927 and the franco syrian treaty of september 1936. In paris, mohammed downloads the footage that she sends and edits it into a film. It has also been selected as syrias entry for the 2018 best.
Storming of the bastille french revolution on july 14, 1789. 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. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Rabih mroues the pixelated revolution performance at documenta 2012. To this day, the sitting president basharal assad, is determined to retain power by driving his nation into a civil war. Social media sites are their main use of technology to spread and find out information. France, they argued over where to live, chicago or hama. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Shot by 1,001 syrians according to the caption, silvered water, syria self. Sometime in the first few months of the uprisings, a video of a teenager arrested and tortured by bashar alassads security forces was posted online by the boys captors. 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.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer. Silvered water is a visual poem of raw pain from exiled syrian director ossama mohammed, a young kurdish woman under siege in. Military intervention against the islamic state of iraq and. Silvered water is a visual poem of raw pain from exiled syrian director ossama mohammed, a young kurdish woman under siege in homs called simav silvered water, and 1001 images from. Syrian self portrait reflecting on the painful situation and atrocities suffered by victims of the war in syria. From within the tension between my estrangement in france and the revolution, an encounter happenned.
May 15, 2014 shot by 1,001 syrians according to the caption, silvered water, syria selfportrait is a relentless chronicle of the horrors of the war told through grainy, jumpy, pixillated eyewitness. 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. Start studying french revolution and syrian civil war. French revolution and syrian civil war flashcards quizlet. In paris, driven by my unexhaustible love for syria, i find that i can only film the sky and edit the footage posted. Spectator and films about the syrian revolution and war, transnational cinemas. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes film festival. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as filmed by. Still from ossama mohammeds silvered water, syria selfportrait 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. Military intervention against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. Director ossama mohammed had lived in exile for many years when he was contacted by wiam simav bedirxan, a young kurdish activist. An encounter arose from the tension created by my distance, my country, and the revolution. It is a selfportrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a selfreflective piece for ossama mohammed who, from his parisian exile. Director ossama mohammed, wiam bedirxan genres documentary. It gave its name to the final four years of the french revolution. Three years ago, the festival screened a film on the civil war in syria, silvered water, syria selfportrait. 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 country and. The french revolution was caused by the upper social classes taking advantage of the lower and treating them unfairly.
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