In august 2012, syrian photographer issa touma awoke to the dawn of the rebel uprising in the city of aleppo. Analyzing syrian deescalation dynamics through local ceasefire. Buy cinema tickets for a world at war bfi london film. Syrian photographer issa touma awoke to the dawn of the. Messages posted to a whatsapp group by wissam zarqa. In this 2012 photo, smoke rises over the saif al dawla district in aleppo, syria. Thousands of civilians have already taken to the streets to celebrate the final departure. After five years of brutal conflict the syrian army declares aleppo is back under their control. In 1996 he established le pont, a gallery and workshop for. The 2016 aleppo summer campaign started with a military operation launched on the northern outskirts of aleppo in late june 2016, by the syrian arab army. The aim of the offensive was to cut the last rebel supply line into aleppo city. Touma grabbed his camera and spent nine days holed up in his apartment, recording what was happening outside. On the morning of august 19 2012, syrian photographer issa touma noticed young men from the free syrian army lugging sandbags into his street and building.
Program specialist for the italian ministry of foreign affairs, the senior project manager. From my window in aleppo 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Syrian photographer issa touma recorded the first days of the revolt in aleppo from his window. Winner of the european short film award at the european film awards. Touma grabbed his camera and spent nine days holed up in his apartment.
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Photographer issa touma watched and filmed from a window as young, armed men dragged sandbags to block the end of the narrow road alongside his aleppo apartment. On the morning of august 19 2012, syrian photographer issa touma noticed young men from the free syrian army lugging sandbags into his street and building a barricade under the window of his apartment. It turned out to be the start of the syrian uprising in the city of aleppo. The writer attended the london film festival at the invitation of virgin atlantic and visit britain. He spent the next nine days holed up in his apartment, filming the. After a nightmarish and drawn out process marked by the standard avalanche of lies from the pathetic and laughable controlled media and their despicable jihadist allies, the evacuation of aleppo city is now complete. Upcoming screenings of the film, trailer, festival information, awards.
She won acclaim for the documentaries storming paradise paradijsbestormers, 2014 and 9 days from my window in aleppo 2015 and for the drama in exile vrijheid, 2016. Their horn is a valued commodity in the far east, with healing properties that are as miraculous as. European film award for best short film has been awarded annually since 1998 by the. As it turned out, this was the start of the syrian uprising in the city of aleppo. Associated press aleppo is one of syrias largest cities and one of its most divided. One mans view into the last days in rebelheld aleppo. European film awards the 29th european film awards european short film 2016. The following nine days, touma stayed inside with his camera, filming the.
Life and death in aleppo, a city recently under siege. European short film 2016 9 days from my window in aleppo directed by. He spent the next nine days holed up in his apartment, filming the emerging civil war outside. Young men in tshirts, resembling students more than fighters, drag. One morning in august 2012, renowned syrian photographer issa touma noticed young men lugging sandbags into his street. Issa touma icorn international cities of refuge network. In august 2012, syrian photographer issa touma awoke to the dawn of the rebel. Trieste december 14, 2018 22 film projects from 14 countries will be presented at the ninth edition of when east meets west, the italian coproduction forum taking place on january 2022, 2019 in the frame of the trieste film festival. Managing director january 2016 to present turin, italy darst researches, produces, edits and publishes visual narratives that matter.