Production 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. An encounter arose from the tension created by my distance. A feature film by ossama mohammed, wiam simav bedirxan. Syrian civil war spillover in lebanon infogalactic. Italy silvered water, syria selfportrait, directed by ossama mohammed, wiam simav bedirected byxan francesyria the supreme price, directed by joanna lipper usnigeria through a lens darkly. 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. Still from ossama mohammeds silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014. 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.
Silvered water, syria self portrait trailer festival 2014. Eau argentee, syrie autoportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war, directed by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan. Oct 10, 2014 the woman was wiam simav bedirxan, codirector with ossama mohammed of silvered water, syria selfportrait. Syria mon amour, the japan title of silvered water, syria selfportrait, is a direct homage to alan resnais 1959 classic antiwar movie hiroshima mon amour and reflects a. Director ossama mohammed, wiam bedirxan genres documentary. It is, however, an immensely important documentation of syrias ongoing civil war. Syria selfportrait is a poetic documentation of one of todays worst conflicts. Buy silvered water, syria selfportrait microsoft store. 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. Firsthand video accounts of the violence in syria filmed by activists in the city of homs. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014. Silvered water, syria selfportrait a necessary, often unbearable documentary that bears vital witness to the horrors of syrias civil war. Silvered water, syria selfportrait is a syrian documentary film about the syrian civil war, directed by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan. Director ossama mohammed had lived in exile for many years when he was contacted by wiam simav bedirxan, a young kurdish activist.
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. Venerdi 5 dicembre 2014 alle 20 spazio oberdan, milano. This devastating and highly important film depicts the brutal reality. 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. Perhaps the films clearest example of blurring fact and fiction is through how it constructs itself with archive footage as an appropriation film baron 2012, recontextualised in a creative way, whilst also utilising elements of the essay film nichols 2010. She was thin because its hard to get a square meal in a city under siege. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng on. Silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs unifrance.
Silvered water, a syria selfportrait the atrocities. In paris, driven by my inexhaustible love for syria, i find that i can only film the sky and edit the footage posted. 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. Its another example of how rich of a film silvered water, syria selfportrait is, a difficult but essential film. Silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014 trailer eng. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait 2014. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as filmed by activists in the besieged city of homs. It is a selfportrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a selfreflective piece for ossama mohammed. Mohammed uses the film as a means to cope with his situation. Jun 30, 2017 these movies include the documentary silvered water, syria selfportrait and irans official submission to the 87th academy awards, today, directed by reza mirkarimi. Arte now has a presence in italy as part of the tivusat offer tivusat is an italian digital tv package distributed to about 1. The 2014 film silvered water ossama mohammed, 2014 is a splendid example of one artists attempt to portray the syrian tragedy.
From within the tension between my estrangement in france and the revolution, an encounter happened. On silvered water, syria selfportrait bomb magazine. 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. Orwa nyrabia is the producer of the film silvered water syria self portrait. Jose escobar musica fernando velazquez fotografia daniel sosa segura reparto teo planell, toni gomez, elena anaya, iria castellano, maximo pastor, ana blanco. A look at firsthand video accounts of violence in modernday syria as. The film premiered in the special screenings section of the 2014 cannes film festival. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait trailer. Maa alfidda eau argentee, syrie autoportrait genero. 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. Pais espana director oskar santos guion oskar santos, jorge lara comic. Imitation game and men, women and children lead tech. 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 involvement has been.
Black photographers and the emergence of a people, directed by thomas allen harris us. The woman was wiam simav bedirxan, codirector with ossama mohammed of silvered water, syria selfportrait. At that time, i was making a documentary with syrian refugees living in. Silvered water, syria selfportrait maa al fidda north american premiere ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan, syriafrance the. Syria selfportrait maa alfidda trailer castellano guia del ocio. He is currently living in exile in paris, where he collaborated on silvered water, syria selfportrait. He is also the producer of the film return to homs which was shown at hrhw 2014. In paris, mohammed downloads the footage that she sends and edits it into a film. These movies include the documentary silvered water, syria selfportrait and irans official submission to the 87th academy awards, today, directed by reza mirkarimi. Syria self portrait is a documentary directed by exiled syrian filmmaker ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedirxan. 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 silvered water, syria selfportrait by ossama mohammed the wonders by alice rohrwacher.
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. The shots are not constructed, nor do not have even edges. 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. A psychogeographical, stateofthenation survey that centers solely on the eponymous. The silvered water of syria mon amour the japan times. 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. It is a selfportrait of syrians and their revolution, but it is also a selfreflective piece for ossama mohammed who, from his parisian exile. 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. After a series of celebrated short films and his fiction debut mercuriales 2014, french filmmaker virgil vernier has brought his sophomore feature sophia antipolis to locarnos wonderfullytitled filmmakers of the present section. Silvered water syria selfportrait by ossama mohammed and wiam simav bidarxin. Syria selfportrait, the war show and little gandhi appeal to their distant spectators and how the international film. Silvered water, a syria selfportrait the atrocities of homs on the silver screen france 24 english.
Silvered water, syria selfportrait dir ossama mohammed, wiam simav 21. Dec 17, 2014 directed by wiam bedirxan, ossama mohammed. Maa alfidda silvered water, syria selfportrait movie. A text at the end of the video informs us that europes closeddoor policy caused. May 15, 2014 the horrors of the war in syria and the siege of homs are recounted with crude realism and poetic imagination.
In order to create this testimony to human suffering. Portrait maa alfidda, ossama mohammed and wiam bedirxan. Imitation game and men, women and children lead techfocused films of 2014. Silvered water is a visual poem of raw pain from exiled syrian director ossama mohammed, a young kurdish woman under siege in. 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. The intimate portrait films produced by the syrian filmmaking. Mohammed is a syrian living in exile in paris, and living in exile he has assembled a diaryessayportraitbiography of. Shot by 1,001 syrians according to the caption, silvered water, syria self. 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, syria selfportrait poster 1 goldposter.
This article explores how three syrian documentaries silvered water. Dec 22, 2014 silvered water, syria selfportrait eau argentee 2014 trailer english subs unifrance. The film has been recognized by important institutions as perhaps the most artistically. Ossama mohammed and wiam simav bedixans silvered water, syria selfportrait, featuring the footage of the ongoing. In paris, i can only film the sky and show these images on youtube, driven by my unshakeable love for syria. Silvered water, a syria selfportrait the atrocities of homs on the silver screen duration.