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The Story Won't Die

The Story Won't Die

2021•1h 23m•18A•Documentary

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.

David Henry Gerson · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 23m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 29, 2021

Actors

Abu Hajar

Themself

Bahila Hijazi

Themself

Anas Maghrebi

Themself

Diala Brisly

Themself

Tammam Azzam

Themself

Omar Imam

Themself

Medhat Aldaabal

Themself

Moufak Aldoabl

Themself

Lynn Mayya

Themself

MHD Sabboura

BBoy Shadow

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