Silence by Rami Farah
Syria
37 min | 2007
The online presentation of films from „Arab Shorts 2009” on this site ended by 31 December 2011.
A close-up image and tightly constructed work of two Syrian men’s memory of displacement from the Golan Heights in 1967. One of them is a host of an educational Television show called “Our Folks in Golan” broadcast on Syria’s National Television, the figure who represents Golan in the memory of young Syrian men. And the second is an old man who witnessed and lived the displacement with all its results to date and sees nothing left to lose after saying what’s in his heart. The movie won the Golden Falcon Award for the best short documentary in Rotterdam Film Festival for Arabic Cinema in 2007.
About the Filmmaker
Rami Farah is from a young generation of Syrian filmmakers. He studied dance in Damascus, trained at the Amman Arab Institute, and has participated in many training courses and workshops in contemporary film and dance. Rami presents a rare understanding of audiovisual materials which can be traced to his moving between video and dance. Rami made his first film ZamKan in 2004, which was a very short video about a dialogue between a ceiling fan and a chair in a silent room. His following production was Point, a short video that was presented in a number exhibitions and international festivals. After graduating from the Arab institute in 2007, he produced his 35 minute documentary entitled Silence.
Rami Farah is from a young generation of Syrian filmmakers. He studied dance in Damascus, trained at the Amman Arab Institute, and has participated in many training courses and workshops in contemporary film and dance. Rami presents a rare understanding of audiovisual materials which can be traced to his moving between video and dance. Rami made his first film ZamKan in 2004, which was a very short video about a dialogue between a ceiling fan and a chair in a silent room. His following production was Point, a short video that was presented in a number exhibitions and international festivals. After graduating from the Arab institute in 2007, he produced his 35 minute documentary entitled Silence.
