Silvered Water

The documentary takes up the civil war in Syria. Part of the footage was shot on mobile phones. Those who shot it saw the events with their own eyes. The recordings had been posted on the internet. The filmmakers say a thousand and one Syrians shot them. Another part comes from the camera of Wiam Bedirxan. Bedirxan is a primary school teacher in Homs. She films while the city is under siege. Ossama Mohammed lives in exile in Paris. Bedirxan writes to him online and asks what he would film if he were there. Mohammed finds himself a coward for watching from afar. A boy shot in the street while grabbing at his camera comes into his dreams. The ninety two minute film is a Syrian, Lebanese, French and American coproduction finished in 2014.