Algeria, 1960. In a small village, the arrival of western pop music (notably "The Twist") is making an impression every bit as great as the on-going struggle between the pro- and anti- liberationists. Whilst political extremists perpetuate the conflict, most people get on with their lives, grateful for the benefits of western society. Two irresponsible young men, Boualem and...
This first film by documentary filmmaker Omar Amiralay follows the construction of a dam on the Euphrates river that is supposed to bring tremendous improvement in the lives of villages around it.
"Omar Gatlato's deadpan narration belies the uncertainty and anger of his generation, which is beleaguered with problems of reconstruction and alienation." - Lawrence Chua, Village Voice
A watershed film, OMAR GATLATO held a mirror up to Algerian male culture and the mirror cracked. The title refers to the expression "gatlato al-rujula," or, roughly, "machismo killed him" and t...
This documentary intends to open the eyes of the Lebanese youth to the real problems in their society. it gathers 45 carefully selected Lebanese figures who start by showing how beautiful Lebanon is and how terribly ugly we have made it. Then it states every practical issue in their daily life: social, political, economic, ecological and humanitarian. When reaching to solutions...
叙利亚影史上最著名也是最具争议性的一部纪录片,由毫不妥协的叙利亚导演Omar Amiralay拍摄,也是他的代表作。影片被禁至今,奥马尔流亡海外直到30年后才得以回国拍摄他的第二部作品。本片获1976年柏林国际影展新电影论坛Otto Dibelius奖。
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...
1953年佐賀県生まれ。1985年よりパレスチナイスラエルの問題にかかわる。ドキュメンタリー映像『ファルージャ 2004年4月』のほか、NHKや民放で数多くのドキュメンタリー番組も手掛けている。著書に、『占領と民衆―パレスチナ』(晩聲社)、『「和平合意」とパレスチナ』(朝日選書)、『アメリカのユダヤ人』『現地ルポ パレスチナの声、イスラエルの声』『沈黙を破る―元イスラエル軍将兵が語る“占領”』『ガザの悲劇は終わっていない』(いずれも岩波書店)など多数。
Set against the momentous backdrop of the whirlwind protests of Cairo’s Tahrir Square that began on January 25th, 2011, Winter of Discontent explores the lives of three people, each one involved differently with the Egyptian Revolution: the activist Amr, the journalist Farah and the state security officer Adel.