The film chronicles ossama mohammeds efforts to wrestle artistically with the politics of displacement and the shift from peaceful protests to catastrophic war. The film chronicles ossama mohammeds efforts to wrestle artistically with the politics of displacement and. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs. Please join 3ct for a screening of silvered water, syria self portrait 2014. Please join 3ct for a screening of silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014. Syria self portrait this film documents the destruction and atrocities of syria s war through a combination of eyewitness accounts, shot by a reported 1,001 syrians on mobile phones and posted to the internet, and footage shot by bedirxan during the siege of homs. Silvered water, syria selfportrait a necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syrias civil war. Its a conceit borrowed from 102 minutes that changed america, a realtime account of 911 from amateur footage, but here its unafraid to show the. Watch silvered water, syria selfportrait online 2014 movie. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. This devastating and highly important film depicts the brutal reality of the syrian civil war as captured. Silvered water, syria self portrait a necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syria s civil war. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. Its another example of how rich of a film silvered water, syria selfportrait is, a difficult but essential film.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait with ossama mohammed. 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. Shot by 1,001 syrians according to the caption, silvered water, syria self. Venerdi 5 dicembre 2014 alle 20 spazio oberdan, milano. The film also tells the story of a teacher, wiam, who witnesses the occupation of. Downloading and editing images in paris, mohammed allows us to. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Bedirxan documented the siege of homs, sending footage via the internet to mohammed in paris. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes.
Ossama mohammed, wiam simav bedirxan 2014 while in political exile in paris, the syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed received an extraordinary. He is currently living in exile in paris, where he collaborated on silvered water, syria selfportrait. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 unifrance films. Syria selfportrait is a poetic documentation of one of todays worst conflicts. Firsthand video accounts of the violence in syria filmed by activists in the city of homs. It is a self portrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a self reflective piece for ossama mohammed who, from his parisian exile.
Ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxans silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 is showing from march 3 april 2, 2017 as a special discovery. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes film festival. 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. Read a conversation with orwa nyrabia, the film s producer, by pamela cohn, on bomb daily later today. The ongoing war in syria has already given us the essential 2014 documentary silvered water, syria self portrait, directed by ossama mohammed and. In paris, driven by my inexhaustible love for syria, i find that i can only film the sky and edit the footage posted. On silvered water, syria selfportrait bomb magazine.
Silvered waters, syria selfportrait this documentary, directed by exiled syrian filmmaker ossam mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, offers a rare. Still from silvered water, syria selfportrait, 20, directed by wiam simav. Exiled syrian director, ossama mohammed, is perhaps syria s greatest living filmmaker. Shot by a reported 1,001 syrians according to the filmmakers, silvered water, syria self portrait impressionistically documents the destruction and atrocities of the civil war through a combination of eyewitness accounts shot on mobile phones and posted to the internet, and footage shot by bedirxan during the siege of homs. Silvered water, syria selfportrait the institute for. A feature film by ossama mohammed, wiam simav bedirxan.
Screening of ossama mohammeds silvered water, syria self. Silvered water is a visual poem of raw pain from exiled syrian director ossama mohammed, a young kurdish woman under siege in. The winner of the best documentary award at the london film festival this year, silvered water, syria self portrait is a document of the syrian uprising as told via found footage from youtube. 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 titledirector when the outstanding syrian director ossama mohammed appealed, during the festival in cannes in 2011, to the authorities of his country to free political prisoners, he began getting death threats. Imitation game and men, women and children lead techfocused films of 2014.
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. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait is a magnificent film, tough and moving, which adopts the agile form of a dialogue. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014. Silvered water, syria selfportrait film studies center. At the cannes film festival this year a gossamer young woman in a red. An astonishing collaboration between mohammed, forced into exile after speaking out against the assad regime. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014. Wiam simav bedirxan is a syrian kurdish documentary filmmaker from homs, who codirected the 2014 film silvered water, syria selfportrait with exiled filmmaker ossama mohammed.
Mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, 2014, the war show obaidah zytoon and. Darat al funun presents silvered water, syria self portrait 2014. Jul 29, 2014 silvered water, syria selfportrait maa al fidda north american premiere ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, syriafrance the collaboration between exiled syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed. His latest film, silvered water, syria self portrait 2014, is a documentary that depicts the brutal reality of the syrian civil war as captured firsthand by both its victims and its perpetrators. The film has been recognized by important institutions as perhaps the most artistically. Ill say it now, to clear all ambiguity from the field. A documentary that has transcended the document, nicholas elliot, bomb magazine silvered water. Silvered water, syria self portrait trailer festival 2014. The horrors of the war in syria and the siege of homs are recounted with crude realism and poetic imagination. 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. This is silvered water, syria self portrait 2014 trailer eng by no nation films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. 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. Read a conversation with orwa nyrabia, the films producer, by pamela cohn, on bomb daily later today.
Jose escobar musica fernando velazquez fotografia daniel sosa segura reparto teo planell, toni gomez, elena anaya, iria castellano, maximo pastor, ana blanco. Silvered water, syria selfportrait documentary phi centre. Mohammed uses the film as a means to cope with his situation. 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. Director ossama mohammed had lived in exile for many years when he was contacted by wiam simav bedirxan, a young kurdish activist.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait screens at the 52nd new york film festival on wednesday, october 8. Syria self portrait 2014, is the result of a remarkable coproduction between ossama mohammed, a syrian filmmaker unable to return to his country due to the ongoing civil war whose search for images of the conflict led to a partnership with. Silvered water, syria self portrait is a study in the process of mourning and an avowal of cinemas evolving revolutionary capacities. Watch silvered water, syria selfportrait online 2014. If you were here with your camera, what would you film. As silvered water, syria selfportrait opens, a title card claims 1,001 syrians helped make the film. Silvered water, syria selfportrait, follows exiled syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed as he tries to make sense. It is also a very brave movie that embodies freedom through the very act of filming and making cinema. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng on. Syria mon amour, the japan title of silvered water, syria self portrait, is a direct homage to alan resnais 1959 classic antiwar movie hiroshima mon amour and reflects a. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait movie. Mohammed, a syrian filmmaker, left his country in forced exile back in 2011 as the syrian civil war broke out.
Film screening and discussion with ossama mohammed writerdirector and lisa wedeen university of chicago monday, may 6, 2019 6. The reason for such a bold and unconfirmed claim is because of codirector ossama mohammeds reliance on footage from online sources. Silvered water, syria self portrait is also a rare poetic work that powerfully expresses the humanity and perseverance of. 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. Silvered water, syria selfportrait film society of. Silvered water, syria selfportrait maa al fidda north american premiere ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, syriafrance the. New york, ny december 12, 2014 film comments annual endoftheyear survey of film critics, journalists, filmsection editors, and past and present contributors was released today with richard linklaters boyhood, jeanluc godards goodbye to language, and wes andersons the grand budapest hotel taking the top spots among films released in 201. The silvered water of syria mon amour the japan times.
Silvered water, syria self portrait by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan 1122 2014 06. The film offers a rare glimpse inside the hermetic world of syria. Eau argentee, syrie autoportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war, directed by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan. The collaboration between exiled syrian filmmaker ossama. Oct 10, 2014 silvered water, syria selfportrait screens at the 52nd new york film festival on wednesday, october 8. This devastating and highly important film depicts the brutal reality. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs unifrance. Pais espana director oskar santos guion oskar santos, jorge lara comic.
Bedirxan, an elementary school teacher in homs, had contacted. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is, it goes without saying, extremely difficult to watch. Gradually shifting from its shocking and disturbing undertone to form a highly reflective and uniquely cinematic elegy, silvered water, syria self portrait is at once a landmark document of the syrian civil war and an unforgettable testament to human courage and dignity. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait trailer. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 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. Buy silvered water, syria selfportrait microsoft store.
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 mohammed. A necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syria s civil war. In paris, i can only film the sky and show these images on youtube, driven by my unshakeable love for syria. It is a self portrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a self reflective piece for ossama mohammed who, from his parisian exile, takes us into his inner world of. Imitation game and men, women and children lead tech. From within the tension between my estrangement in france and the revolution, an encounter happened. Silvered water, syria selfportrait synopsis firsthand video accounts of the violence in syria filmed by activists in the city of homs. Mohammed edited the material simav shot herself in the besieged city together with excerpts from 1001. 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. Dec 17, 2014 the winner of the best documentary award at the london film festival this year, silvered water, syria self portrait is a document of the syrian uprising as told via found footage from youtube. Images of the syrian crisis, circulating on the international film festival circuit as well as in. Silvered water, syria selfportrait department of near. Silvered water, syria selfportrait the 2014 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedixans silvered water, syria self portrait, featuring the footage of the ongoing killing going on in syria, filmed by the people struck by and in. Ossama mohammeds films include silvered water, syria self portrait, the night, sacrifices, step by step. After receiving unanimous approval at cannes, maa alfidda arrives in locarno accompanied by ossama mohammed, chair of the cineasti del presente jury. Elsewhere, we conclude that blake livelys impending arrival spells good news for the entire film community, ellen burstyns savvy use of social networking is too much for one of us to comprehend, and ed sheerans lyrical oversensitivity towards hookups doesnt go down too well. Ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxans silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 is showing from march 3.
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