EVERYDAY LIFE IN A SYRIAN VILLAGE

SYNOPSIS

 

The first documentary to present an unabashed critique of the impact of the Syrian government’s agricultural and land reforms, Everyday Life in a Syrian Village delivers a powerful jab at the state’s conceit of redressing social and economic inequities.

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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

 

OMAR AMIRALAY is a prominent Syrian filmmaker as well as a civil rights activist. In addition to praise from international critics and peers, he has been honored and celebrated in numerous international film festivals, with special retrospectives in Berlin, New York, and Paris. In 2005 the Cinéma du Réel International Documentary Film Festival in Paris honored him with a special career retrospective.

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