28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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I Was Here
I Was Here
I Was Here
I Was Here

I Was Here

director: Zaina Erhaim
original title: kunt huna
country: Syria
year: 2017
running time: 11 min.

synopsis

Director Zaina Erhaim has decided to explore her Syrian hometown of Idlib, which is controlled by anti-regime forces. Original footage captures familiar neighborhoods in ruins, where Erhaim leaves what is perhaps the last human footprint. This secretly-filmed documentary presents a visual experience of the loss of home and of meeting loved ones in a new reality.

biography

Journalist Zaina Erhaim (1985) works for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and also teaches Syrians to be citizen reporters. She is a recipient of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism. 

more about film

director: Zaina Erhaim
producer: Ali Attasi
editing: Deena Sharara
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