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The Middle East Institute s Arts and Culture Center, in collaboration with Bidayyat for Audio Visual Arts, is pleased to present a screening of short documentaries and experimental films reflecting on the loss and trauma experienced by Syrians over the past decade of revolution and conflict.
Directed by Syrian filmmakers with the support of the Beirut-based Bidayyat, the three short films - A Day and a Button (2015) by Azza Abo Rebieh, 9 1/2 (2015) by Syrialism (Omar Imam), and The Boy and the Sea (2017) by Samer Ajouri explore the human impact of the conflict through multiple lenses, including animation and imagination. The filmmakers bring an intimate and personal take on a ravaging conflict and through their work counter the stereotypical depiction of the Syrian conflict.