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"Return to Homs'" Director pays tribute to Homs after Sundance film festival win
Published January 31st, 2014 - 06:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
The director of a Syrian documentary that scooped a top prize at the Sundance film festival says his film pays tribute to the "steadfastness" of the besieged city of Homs.
The movie "Return to Homs" was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for a documentary at the prestigious US film festival last week, much to director Talal Derki's delight.
His film tracks the evolution of the Syrian uprising from peaceful protests into an entrenched, brutal war that has killed more than 130,000 people.
"Homs was nicknamed the capital of the revolution because of the strength of the protests and the peaceful movement there," Derki told AFP....................
Published January 31st, 2014 - 06:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
The director of a Syrian documentary that scooped a top prize at the Sundance film festival says his film pays tribute to the "steadfastness" of the besieged city of Homs.
The movie "Return to Homs" was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for a documentary at the prestigious US film festival last week, much to director Talal Derki's delight.
His film tracks the evolution of the Syrian uprising from peaceful protests into an entrenched, brutal war that has killed more than 130,000 people.
"Homs was nicknamed the capital of the revolution because of the strength of the protests and the peaceful movement there," Derki told AFP....................
