Synopsis
From my room in Paris, in exile after seven years far from Syria, far from my father left alone, with the ghosts of the past and a lost future, I record our telephone conversations. He describes the country to me, his solitude, his pain. I film this screen that unites and separates us, my only window of communication. My memories fade daily, my life cut off, my country unreachable.
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- Co-production : EnsAD - École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Sara Kontar
- Director of photography : Sara Kontar
- Editor : Laure Despres-Khatib
- Sound recordist : Rita Mahmoud
- Producer : Sara Kontar
- Voice : Kareem Kontar
- Sound editor : Sara Kontar
- Narration Writer : Sara Kontar
- Grader : Mahmoud Hamoud
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Themes : Exile, Family, Countries
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Syria
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Syria)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 13 min
- Production formats : Digital video
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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