Return / Damascus is breathing
Aflam 2024
Two films to discover at this screening: Damascus is breathing, preceded by the short film Return.
Return By Ghiath El Mhitawi (Germany, 2022, 16 min.)
2013, Syria. Husam is an ordinary Syrian soldier. He fights alongside the dictator and has been serving for three years. Husam would like to take advantage of a short leave to escape military service, but he couldn’t do it without his mother’s support.
Damascus is breathing Omar Malas (Syria, 2023, 53 min)
Immersion in Damascus during the first wave of Covid 19. Damascus is breathing examines the impact of the pandemic on Syrians after years of war.
Two films to discover at this screening: Damascus is breathing, preceded by the short film Return.
Return By Ghiath El Mhitawi (Germany, 2022, 16 min.)
2013, Syria. Husam is an ordinary Syrian soldier. He fights alongside the dictator and has been serving for three years. Husam would like to take advantage of a short leave to escape military service, but he couldn’t do it without his mother’s support.
Damascus is breathing Omar Malas (Syria, 2023, 53 min)
Immersion in Damascus during the first wave of Covid 19. Damascus is breathing examines the impact of the pandemic on Syrians after years of war.