17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
HALF MOON
N/A
The eruption of war in Syria made it impossible for Syrian composer/clarinettist Kinan Azmeh to return, sparking his introspective journey into the power of art during times of conflict. He delves into his roots, personal stories, reshaping the narrative of contemporary Syria through music.
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಯುದ್ಧ ಸ್ಫೋಟಗೊಂಡ ಕಾರಣ, ಸಿರಿಯನ್ ಸಂಯೋಜಕ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ಲಾರಿನೆಟ್ ವಾದಕ ಕಿನಾನ್ ಅಜ್ಮೆಹ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ತಾಯ್ನಾಡಿಗೆ ಮರಳುವುದು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಸಂಘರ್ಷದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲೆಯ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಕುರಿತ ಅವರ ಅಂತರ್ಮುಖಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಬೇರುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸುವ ಅವರು, ಸಂಗೀತದ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ ಸಿರಿಯಾದ ಕಥನವನ್ನು ಮರುರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Niek Koppen, Jan de Ruiter, Jia Zhao
Screenplay:
Frank Scheffer, Lies Janssen
Director of Photography:
Benito Strangio, Talal Khoury, Melle van Essen, NSC, Roel van ‘t Hoff, Frank Scheffer
Editor :
Ruben van der Hammen, Frank Scheffer
Music :
Kinan Azmeh
Frank Scheffer (b. 1956, Venlo, Netherlands) is a Dutch experimental filmmaker, cinematographer and producer best known for his documentaries on twentieth‑century and contemporary music. Trained first in industrial design and experimental film, he graduated from the Dutch Film and Television Academy in 1982 and later founded the Allegri Film Company, dedicated to music-focused documentaries. Over four decades he has created more than forty films on composers and sound, portraying figures such as John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Elliott Carter, Brian Eno and Frank Zappa, and has been honoured with retrospectives at major institutions including MoMA in New York.