Omar Amiralay Master Class (al-Hayat al-Yaomiyyah fi Qaryah Suriyyah)
Special Screening
Omar Amiralay / Feature Documentary / Syria, France / 1974 / 90 min / Black & White / HDCAM
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Politics, Social Issues
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Synopsis
Everyday Life in a Syrian Village
About the Directors
Amiralay used cinema as a means to engage citizens and reflect their struggle for freedom, democracy and social justice in Syria and the Arab world. His approach to documentary filmmaking continues to define generations of filmmakers. Amiralay’s final film “Everyday Life in a Syrian Village”, is banned as it contains a strong critique of the government’s failure to provide basic amenities to Syrian citizens.
Credits
- Director
- Omar Amiralay
- Screenwriter
- Omar Amiralay, Saadallah Wannous
- Producer
- General Organization for Cinema, Syria
- Editor
- Qais Zubaydi
- Cinematographer
- Hazem Baya’a, Abdo Hamzeh
- Sound
- Sound: Hassan Salem