The Story Won't Die (2021)
The Story Won't Die (2021)
THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and process what is currently the world’s largest and longest ongoing displacement of people since WWII. The film is produced by Sundance Award-winner Odessa Rae (Navalny). Rapper Abu Hajar, together with other creative personalities of the Syrian uprising, a post-Rock musician (Anas Maghrebi), members of the first all-female Syrian rock band (Bahila Hijazi + Lynn Mayya), break-dancer (Bboy Shadow), choreographer (Medhat Aldaabal), and visual artists (Tammam Azzam, Omar Imam + Diala Brisly), use their art to rise in revolution and endure in exile in this new documentary reflecting on a battle for peace, justice and freedom of expression. It is an uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to be a refugee in today’s world and offers inspiring and hopeful vantages on a creative response to the chaos of war.

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Abu Hajar Abu Hajar As: Themself
Bahila Hijazi Bahila Hijazi As: Themself
Anas Maghrebi Anas Maghrebi As: Themself
Diala Brisly Diala Brisly As: Themself
Tammam Azzam Tammam Azzam As: Themself
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THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and process what is currently the world’s largest and longest ongoing displacement of people since WWII. The film is produced by Sundance Award-winner Odessa Rae (Navalny). Rapper Abu Hajar, together with other creative personalities of the Syrian uprising, a post-Rock musician (Anas Maghrebi), members of the first all-female Syrian rock band (Bahila Hijazi + Lynn Mayya), break-dancer (Bboy Shadow), choreographer (Medhat Aldaabal), and visual artists (Tammam Azzam, Omar Imam + Diala Brisly), use their art to rise in revolution and endure in exile in this new documentary reflecting on a battle for peace, justice and freedom of expression. It is an uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to be a refugee in today’s world and offers inspiring and hopeful vantages on a creative response to the chaos of war.


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Certification: 18A

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Genres: Documentary

Language: العربية, English

Release Date: 29 April 2021

Country: DK, DE, US

Runtime: 83m

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Company: RaeFilm Studios

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Odessa Rae

Odessa Rae

Producer

Katherine Embiricos LeFrak

Katherine Embiricos LeFrak

Executive Producer

Abdalaziz Alhamza

Abdalaziz Alhamza

Co-Producer

Martin Marquet

Martin Marquet

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Luise Schröder

Luise Schröder

Cinematography

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