Turning the stuff of headlines into intimate personal history, talal derkis. Only those memberships that are received with payment will be entered. A revolution occurs and people are attempting to overthrow assad, the countrys dictator. I wrote this in 2011 as a contribution to the middle east archive map research project directed by laura carderara and hosted by townhouse gallery, cairo. But as assad cracks down theyre both forced to take up arms, with devastating results. Download the 201920 membership form to mail in with payment. The official youtube channel for the sundance winning documentary return to. Basset was an icon of pacifism, explained return to homs producer and cinematographer orwa nyrabia at a recent screening organized by the open society foundations in new york, highlighting the young mans change in perspective. In 1927, 293 filmmakers representing hollywoods five branches made up the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. Kahtan hassoun, ossama al homsi, talal derki, orwa nyrabia.
Osama is a 24yearold media activist and pacifist wielding his camera to document the revolution. Crew of return to homs although we liked the idea of the two protagonists, there was no dramatic arc at first says producer orwa nyrabia. Return to homs, is screening wednesday as part of the washington, d. Finally, in majdal shams in israeli occupied golan where i did my most recent research fieldwork in 20 you can find genuine supporters, mainly elderly who long a return to old syria, young antiregime activists who want a democratic syria to liberate them from israeli occupation and then israeli defense forces who freaked out the moment.
Orwa nyrabia the latest news about orwa nyrabia from the wsj speakeasy blog. When revolution breaks out the charismatic young man becomes an iconic protest leader and singer. Syrian filmmaker orwa nyrabia speaks about his new film. Apr 23, 2014 syrian filmmaker nyrabia speaks about his new film, return to homs apr 23, 2014 11. Orwa nyrabia return to homs, dolls a woman from damascus alanis obomsawin hiho mistahey.
Syrian filmmaker nyrabia speaks about his new film, return to homs apr 23, 2014 11. Theyve made their mark on the international stage as producers and run their own company called proaction film. But when their beloved homs becomes a bombedout ghost town, these two. Syrian filmmaker nyrabia speaks about his new film, return. They went back to their homes, or disappeared in the green belt surrounding damascus, shami said. Orwa studied acting at the higher institute of dramatic arts in damascus 1999. Koffie verkeerd with orwa nyrabia events zagrebdox pro 2019. Our website uses cookies and we may collect or process personal information about you. Jan 31, 2014 return to homs follows cycle of syrian demonstrations a new documentary about the war in syria follows the transformation of peaceful demonstrators into insurgents. The official site of the sundance winning documentary return to homs.
The official youtube channel for the sundance winning documentary return to homs nineteenyearold basset is the goalkeeper for the syrian national soccer. Tsa airport security lady groped molested violated by security agent at airport. Ninety years later, we have grown to over 7,000 members across 17 branches and now we welcome 774 new individuals to this family. Producer orwa nyrabia was ossama mohammeds assistant while nyrabia was still a student in damascus. Return to homs, which focuses on basset and his ragtag groups transformation and struggles, is a heartstopping study of the brutal war president bashar alassads regime has waged against the. Turning the stuff of headlines into intimate personal history, talal derkis return to homs uses extraordinary accessfootage from young rebels private meetings and urban battlesas a window onto the syrian conflict. Basset saw his own brother being killed next to him, said orwa nyrabia, who produced the documentary. Read a description of the pov documentary return to homs. Membership nywa northland youth wrestling association. Mar 23, 2014 francine stock talks to ben mendelsohn about british prison drama starred up. The producers workshop is an intensive 4day programme, a unique opportunity to accelerate your project and benefit from the experience of acclaimed multipleaward winning syrian documentary producer orwa nyrabia return to homs. Apr 30, 2014 basset saw his own brother being killed next to him, said orwa nyrabia, who produced the documentary. Class of 2017 academy of motion picture arts and sciences.
By late summer of 2011, the early, heady days of the prodemocracy protests were sliding into fullscale violence as syrian army forces entered homs and fighting broke out. Nyrabia is a resident of berlin, germany, since the end of 20 in january 2018 nyrabia became the director of international. In 2014 he was a member of the featurelength documentary jury for the international documentary film festival amsterdam. Oct 10, 2014 producer orwa nyrabia was ossama mohammeds assistant while nyrabia was still a student in damascus. The return to homs is a 20 syriangerman documentary film written and directed by talal derki. Orwa nyrabia graduated from the higher institute of dramatic arts in damascus 1999 and worked as a columnist at assafeer newspaper for 4 years before he started in film. In 2008, nyrabia and his partner diana eljeiroudi set up the first documentary festival in syria. Jan 31, 2014 npr world news, international art and culture, world business and financial markets, world economy, and global trends in health, science and technology. Independent syrian filmmaker missing public radio international. Jun 28, 2017 orwa nyrabia return to homs, dolls a woman from damascus alanis obomsawin hiho mistahey. Oscars invite 774 new members from riz ahmed to betty white. Last week, he went missing just before he was supposed to board a flight from damascus to cairo.
War changes people, including abdul basset saroot, once the teenage goalkeeper of the syrian national soccer team, who morphed into a peaceful advocate of arab spring reforms and then into an armed opponent of president bashar alassads regime ready to be martyred for his cause. Npr world news, international art and culture, world business and financial markets, world economy, and global trends in health, science and technology. A blog about media, entertainment, celebrity and the arts. Return to homs follows cycle of syrian demonstrations a new documentary about the war in syria follows the transformation of peaceful demonstrators into. Nineteenyearold baset is the goalkeeper for the syrian national soccer team. Return to homs documentary filmmaker orwa nyrabia discusses his project set in syria which depicts wrecked homes and deserted. Jun 05, 2014 finally, in majdal shams in israeli occupied golan where i did my most recent research fieldwork in 20 you can find genuine supporters, mainly elderly who long a return to old syria, young antiregime activists who want a democratic syria to liberate them from israeli occupation and then israeli defense forces who freaked out the moment. Orwa nyrabia return to homs, dolls a woman from damascus. A an awardwinning documentary film producer and film festival organizer from syria, based in berlin, germany. The story told by return to homs is the story of the syrian revolution from its start as peaceful protests against the assad regime calling for reform, through the vicious repression of those protests and the ensuing. Turning the stuff of headlines into intimate personal history, talal derkis return to homs uses extraordinary accessfootage from young rebels private meetings and urban battlesas a. Syrian filmmaker orwa nyrabia speaks about his new film, return to homs. The film premiered incompetition at the 20 international documentary film festival amsterdam on november 20, 20, as the opening film of the festival.
Steve inskeep talks to orwa nyrabia, the producer of the film, about the toll of the syrian civil war on the besieged city of homs. But like everything else that comes his way, orwa nyrabia rose to the challenge when documentary magazine asked him to weigh in on his new post as artistic director of the international documentary festival amsterdam, europes largest and arguably, most important documentary film festival and marketplace. Orwa nyrabia graduated from the higher institute of dramatic arts in. Jun 29, 2017 the academy of motion picture arts and sciences has sent out a record 774 invitations to new members, 39 percent of which are female and 30 percent of which are people of colour. Syrian filmmaker orwa nyrabia coowns an independent documentaryfilm company in syria. Producer orwa nyrabia was not initially sure there would be enough material for a fulllength. An eyeful of sound now available to watch or download free online. Maaz alshami, a member of the damascus media office, a group of young opposition activists monitoring the crackdown in damascus, said rebels who had left the city during a fierce army campaign last month had started to return. He played the main role in yusri nasrallahs the gate of sun 2004, worked as a 1st ad. Orwa nyrabia is a highly acclaimed independent syrian documentary film.
By clicking on the allow cookies button you are giving consent to cookies being used and us collecting some personal information. Academy invites 774 new members animation world network. His films have screened at various festivals around the world. Orwa nyrabia is an independent syrian documentary film festival director, producer, filmmaker. Sundance grand jury award winner, return to homs 20, directed by by talal. Coachesclubs please do not mail in forms for your club without payment. Nyrabia started his career as an actor and journalist. Orwa nyrabia for proaction film, hans robert eisenhauer for ventana film.
A conversation with orwa nyrabia, newly appointed artistic. Jun 28, 2017 orwa nyrabia return to homs, dolls a woman from damascus. Since 2004, orwa is dedicated to documentary film production. In 2004, he started producing independent documentary films, including successful titles such as return to homs which opened idfa 20 and was an awardwinner at sundance film festival and silvered water, syria selfportrait cannes 2014. Return to homs in the new york times return to homs on. The academy of motion picture arts and sciences has sent out a record 774 invitations to new members, 39 percent of which are female and 30 percent of which are people of. Theyve made their mark on the international stage as producers and run. It is produced by orwa nyrabia and hans robert eisenhauer. Return to homs follows cycle of syrian demonstrations. Francine stock talks to ben mendelsohn about british prison drama starred up. Return to homs puts human face on syria conflict voice of. Jan 31, 2014 return to homs follows cycle of syrian demonstrations.