Mohammad Ali Atassi: In Conversation

"Mohammad Ali Atassi: In Conversation"

Workshop with Mohammad Ali Atassi

The department of Anthropology's Critical Media Lab is proud to partner with the RIDM Festival and World Records journal to co-present the program Focus Bidayyat: New Beginnings.

Focus Bidayyat: New Beginnings spotlights innovative and award-winning films produced by, or in conversation with Bidayyat, a Beirut-based Syrian production hub founded in the early days of the Syrian revolution. These creative documentaries pioneered new cinematic languages, responding to the rapid proliferation of affordable digital cameras and cellphone video used by Syrian citizens to document the reality and legitimacy of their revolt. They bear witness to the transformation of the lives of millions of Syrians by revolution and war.