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Films
2 Films
Country
“Syria”
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Directors
“Fedda, Yasmin”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
1
films available on demand
1
Region
Middle and Near East
2
Country
Syria
2
x
Keywords
Inter-religious relations
1
Memory
1
Political Activists
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Fedda, Yasmin
2
x
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
2
x
Year of production
2004
1
2020
1
Film list
Ayouni
2020
75
‘
Directed by
Yasmin Fedda
.
Bassel was a successful open source developer and hacker in Damascus. Paolo was a well-known priest based in Mar Musa monastery. Both men were active in the 2011 Syrian revolution, and witnesses to
Middle and Near East
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Memory
Political Activists
Milking the Desert
2004
25
‘
Directed by
Yasmin Fedda
.
This film follows the lives and choices of two monks living at Mar Musa, the Abyssinian Monastery in the desert of Syria. Through their daily lives, the issue of dialogue with Islam emerges.
Middle and Near East
Inter-religious relations
Religion / Belief / Faith