14-20 November 2016

9 days – From my Window in Aleppo

Thomas Vroege

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Synopsis

The first nine days of the rapidly changing uprising in Aleppo. Observations recorded by the renowned Syrian photographer Issa Touma from his window in the old city.

Bio/Filmo

Amsterdam-based filmmaker Thomas Vroegehe graduated from Sint Joost Academy of Arts with the short documentary The Son & The Stranger, which won a Wildcard Award from the Netherlands Filmfund.

Info

  • Country Netherlands, Syria
  • Year 2015
  • Format Digital
  • Running time 13 min
  • Image Colour
  • Language Arabic
  • Subtitles Catalan, English
  • Production company DeepFocus WebDocs
  • Producer Jos de Putter
  • Screenplay Issa Touma
  • Photography Issa Touma
  • Editor Thomas Vroege, Floor van der Meulen
  • Sound Tom Jansen

Festivals

Reality Check Special Merit for Documentary & Honorable Mention International Competition - Tampere Film Festival (Finland, 2016) International Film Festival Rotterdam (The Netherlands, 2016) Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (France, 2016) DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Germany, 2015) International Short Film Festival Winterthur (Switzerland, 2015)

Programme

Wednesday 16, 21.45 h — Hall CCCB Thursday 17, 17.30 h — Hall CCCB