Fi al-thawra (During Revolution). 2018. Directed by Maya Khoury

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Fi al-thawra (During Revolution). 2018. Syria/Sweden. Directed by Maya Khoury. Courtesy the Abounaddara Collective.

Fi al-thawra (During Revolution). 2018. Syria/Sweden. Directed by Maya Khoury. US premiere. Courtesy the Abounaddara Collective. In Arabic; English subtitles
. 144 min.

Filmed over a period of seven years by Maya Khoury and the anonymous Syrian artists of the Abounaddara Collective, During Revolution was conceived, in the words of producer Charif Kiwan, as “a way to resist the traditional narrative that reduces the revolution to one single place, Syria; one single political project, democracy against Islamism, or democracy against dictatorship; or one single figure, the hero, the good guy.” Of the many filmed records of the Syrian Civil War, During Revolution is distinguished by its sense of chaos and uncertainty, as well as its candid depiction of a revolutionary movement bitterly splintering into competing factions.

This film accompanies Doc Fortnight 2020: MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media.

Past events

Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 4:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:00 p.m.

Introduced by the filmmakers

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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