•Walter Reade Theatre
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     •Museum of Fine Arts
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     •Canadian Film Institute
     •Northwest Film Center






 

Lens on Syria: Thirty Years of Contemporary Cinema - FILMS
 

Above the Sky of Damascus (Fawqa Sama’ Dimashq) by Fuad Nirabiye and Edgar Jinbachian (Syria/Canada, 2004, 40 minutes, Color, Beta SP)

A Flood in Baath Country (Tufan fi Balad el-Ba‘th) by Omar Amiralay (Syria/France, 2003, 46 min, Color, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Al-Lajat by Riyad Shayya, (Syria, 1996, 90 min, Color, Beta SP PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

A Land for a Stranger (Turab al-Ghuraba’) by Samir Zikra (Syria, 1998, 150 min, Color, 35 mm)

A Moment of Joy (Lahthat Farah), by Walid Hreib (Syria, 2001, 5 minutes, Color, 35 mm)

A Plate of Sardines –or The First Time I Heard of Israel (Tabaq el-Sardin), by Omar Amiralay (Syria/France, 1997, 17 min, Color, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

A Silent Cinema (Un Cinema Muet) by Meyar al-Roumi (Syria/France, 2001, 29 min, Color, Beta SP PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

At Our Listeners' Request (Ma Yatlubuhu al-Musstami‘un), by Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid (Syria, 2003, 89 minutes, Color, 35mm)
Before Vanishing (Qabla el-Ikhtifa’), by Joude Gorani (France/Syria, 2005, 18 min, Color, DigiBETA PAL)

Blue-Grey (Azraq Ramadi), by Mohammad al-Roumi (Syria/France, 2004, 23 minutes, Color, Beta SP PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Dreams of the City (Ahlam al-Madinah) by Mohammad Malas (Syria, 1983, 120 min, Color, DigiBETA PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Everyday Life in a Syrian Village (al-Hayat al-Yaomiyyah fi Qaryah Suriyyah) by Omar Amiralay (Syria, 1974, 85 min, B&W, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Exodus (al-Tirhal) by Rémond Boutros (Syria, 1997, 108 min, Color, 35 mm)

Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam (Film-Muhawalah ‘An Sadd al-Furat) by Omar Amiralay (Syria, 12 minutes, B&W, 1970, DigiBETA PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)
The Greedy Ones (al-Tahaleb) by Rémond Boutros (Syria, 1991, 90 min, Color, 35 mm)
The Half-Meter Incident (Hadithat al-Nosf Metr), Samir Zikra (Syria, 1981, 110 min, Color, 35 mm)

Journey Into Memory (Rihla fi al-Thakira) by Hala Mohammad (Syria/Qatar, 2006, 45 min, Color, DigiBETA PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Just Get Married! by Hussam Chadat (Syria/Germany, 2003, 20 minutes, Color, Beta SP PAL)
Today and Everyday (Al-Yaom wa Kull Yaom) by Oussama Mohammad (Syria, 1986, 13 minutes, Color, 35 mm)

Nights of the Jackals (Layali Ibn Awah), by Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid (Syria, 1989, 102 min, Color, 35 mm)
Our Hands (Aydina), by Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid (Syria, 1982, 14 min, Color, 35 mm)

Passion (Bab el-Maqam) by Mohammad Malas (Syria/France/Tunisia, 2004, 90 minutes, Color, 35 mm).

Sacrifices (Sunduq ad-Dunya) by Oussama Mohammad (Syria/France, 2002, 113 min, Color, 35mm)

Shadows and Light, the Last of the Pioneers: Nazih Shahbandar (Nouron wa Thilal) by Mohammad Malas, Oussama Mohammad and Omar Amiralay (Syria/France, 1994, 52 min, Color, Beta SP PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Stars in Broad Daylight (Nujum al-Nahar), by Oussama Mohammad (Syria, 1988, 115 min, Color, Beta SP PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

Step by Step (Khutwa Khutwa) by Oussama Mohammad (Syria, 1978, 22 minutes, B&W, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

The Chickens (al-Dajaj) by Omar Amiralay (Syria, 1977, 40 minutes, B&W, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC))

The Dream (al-Manam) by Mohammad Malas (Syria, 1981, 45 min, Color, DigiBETA PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

The Dupes (Al-Makhdu‘un) by Tawfiq Saleh, (Syria, 1972, 120 min, b&w, 35mm)

The Extras (al-Comparss), by Nabil Maleh (Syria, 1993, 105 min, Color, 35 mm)

The Night (al-Leyl), by Mohammad Malas (Syria, 1992, 116 min, Color, 35 mm)

The Pot (al-Qarura)) by Diana el-Jeiroudi (Syria, 2004, 20 min, Color, DigiBETA PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

There Are So Many Things Still To Say… (Hunalika Ashiya’ Kathira Kana Yumken an Yatahadath ‘Anha al-Mare’…), by Omar Amiralay (Syria/France, 1997, 50 min, Color, DigiBeta PAL and DV-Cam NTSC)

The Wash (Vaskeriet) by Hisham el-Zouki (Syria/Norway, 2005, 8 minutes, Color, DigiBETA NTSC)
They Were Here (Innahum Kanu Hun) by ‘Ammar el-Beik (Syria, 2000, 8 min, Black/White, Beta SP NTSC)
Under the Ceiling (Tahta al-Saqf), by Nidal el-Dibs (Syria, 2004, 90 minutes, Color, 35 mm)
Verbal Letters (Rassa’el Shafahiyyah), by Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid (Syria, 1991, 105 min, Color, 35 mm)

White (Abiad), by Antoinette Azriyeh (Syria, 2000, 20 minutes, Color, 35mm)