A picture of Omar
01 April 2023
It’s as if the film is actually two films: one that talks about Omar, his work, thoughts and life, and another that tells of Hala’s relationship with Omar, their conversations...
Hala Omran: ‘Acting is my life’
23 June 2022
"I cannot work on a project unless I’m fully engaged with it. My thoughts, my body, my feelings, my knowledge and memory—it all revolves around the work that I do."
‘I fell in love with cinema’
23 August 2021
On Syrian filmmaking, ‘national cinema’ and the role of art amid war
Soudade Kaadan: 'Magic realism sneaks into all of my films'
19 July 2021
"How do you express the loss of your country, your people, of seeing all this blood? You feel like you’re no longer yourself, that you lost a part of yourself,...
Hala Abdullah: 'I believe in cinema as a means of resistance’
11 June 2021
"I was deeply convinced that I left an imprint of my soul on every film I worked on, whether its producer admitted this or not."
Land, revolutions and lessons from Syria
04 May 2021
“At the revolution's core was the question of self-determination. To what extent can individuals and communities choose how to live on their land, to exercise their power?”
