Instable
‘If you were free to choose then you would’nt be were you are’. The movie reflects the situation of Nadine Al Lahham during the last years moving from place to place, from Syria to Malaysia, from Malaysia to Lebanon, from Lebanon to Turkey not being in control of anything about herself or the location. It […]
In The Dark Times
Culture in Exile Full HD, 85 min. Teaser of the documentary In The Dark Times by Thomas Büsch and Sabine Küper-Büsch. World premiere of the movie, June 15, 2016 at Pera Museum, Istanbul. IndieFest Film Awards, La Jolia, U S A 2016 – Section Documentary Feature, Award of Special Recognition „When a thousand were butchered and […]
inbetween
A calm boy appears from a window. He stays for a while then he walks to the door of the balcony. With a sad face, he gets out slowly to watch the empty street. Suddenly he finds something on the floor of the balcony. He takes it and lightly runs inside. He gets out again […]
I Am No Bird
“Toyour” meets the reality of politics when the Trump administration’s travel ban forces Samer, a green card holder, to cancel international shows and puts into question the upcoming release of his album in Beirut.
We will return
A group of friends, having escaped from Damascus, finding themselves in an apartment in İstanbul: Although this has never been their choice, the friends try to make the best out of their situation and their new “home”.
This is Why…
Members of the Shabia at a checkpoint in Syria. The nightmare of every Syrian oppositional is to be stopped by them. They are mistreating, torturing and killing people randomly. “This is Why…” is trying to put the spectator in the place of a Syrian civilian being stopped by two Shabia. The fear of the Syrian […]
On the Run
The current crisis in Iraq and Syria is not caused by religious differences, but it has its roots in the policies implemented in the past three decades. Nevertheless, it is an example of criminal misuse and manipulation of religious identities. The documentary aims to capture the disastrous consequences of this crisis, which affects all groups […]
Moment of Missed Love
This film was produced within a workshop conducted by artist-in-residence of the Kulturakademie Tarabya, Eva Maria Stotz, at Bahçeşehir University Istanbul April 2016. Love Story of a Syrian student in Istanbul by Ayob Dogoz, Lilas Nassrat and Ranim Kesibi
Stories Of Refuge
Video from the installation "Stories Of Refuge", a collaboration between artists from Dictaphone Group and Syrian asylum seekers in Munich.
Fashion Designer Amer Hasan
Video protrait by Miriam Huovila about the fashion designer Amer Hasan from Syria living in Finland.