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.
Director: David Henry Gerson
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Abu Hajar as Themself |
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Bahila Hijazi as Themself |
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Anas Maghrebi as Themself |
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Diala Brisly as Themself |
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Tammam Azzam as Themself |
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Omar Imam as Themself |
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Medhat Aldaabal as Themself |
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Moufak Aldoabl as Themself |
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Lynn Mayya as Themself |
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MHD Sabboura as BBoy Shadow |
| Directing | David Henry Gerson | Director |
| Production | Abdalaziz Alhamza | Co-Producer |
| Production | Katherine Embiricos | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Anas Maghrebi | Music |
| Sound | Samuel Lehn | Sound |
| Editing | David Henry Gerson | Editor |
| Production | Odessa Rae | Producer |
| Production | Martin Marquet | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Abu Hajar | Music |
| Editing | Christopher Robin Bell | Editor |
| Crew | Luise Schröder | Cinematography |
| Sound | Bahila Hijazi | Music |
