The Swimmers – Review Rachel Brook November 25, 2022 Reviews The Swimmers is a respectful and accessible refugee story focussing predominantly on the Mardini sisters – the titular athletes – and chronicling their 2015 journey from Syria to Berlin. The longish...
Bitter Bread – Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 Review Rob Salusbury July 11, 2020 Reviews Abbas Fahdel's documentaries often center around humanitarian crises and the immense human suffering that warfare causes, most notably with his epic two-parter Homeland that explored life in Iraq before and...
Dugma: The Button – Review Tom Bond July 28, 2016 Reviews What kind of person does it take to kill yourself and leave your loved ones behind? What kind of person must you be to take countless others with you – enemies or innocent civilians? These are the...
A Syrian Love Story – Review Alex Flood September 21, 2015 Reviews Love, hatred, fear, laughter, sadness; you name it, Sean McAllister’s heart-breaking documentary about a family of Syrian refugees has it in spades. As compelling a romance as any you’ll find on screen,...