The Pot by Diana El Jeiroudi
Syria
13 min | 2005
The online presentation of films from „Arab Shorts 2009” on this site ended by 31 December 2011.
Diana raises questions about women: the identity of the Syrian woman, and her connection with pregnancy. The idea starts from an empty pot, a worthless pot that only becomes significant when it carries something in it. The Pot was screened at more than forty festivals worldwide including Yamagata Festival in Japan and the Lincoln Centre in New York, among others.
About the Filmmaker
Diana El Jeiroudi studied literature and worked in marketing before she turned to cinema. She co founded Proaction film, which produces documentaries. She was also one of the founders of the DOX BOX International Documentary Film Festival in Syria. After one experience with the short feature film Good Morning, El Jeiroudi made her short documentary The Pot in 2005 and later the long documentary Dolls – A Woman from Damascus in 2007-2008. El Jeiroudi works meticulously and like to takes her time during phases of filmmaking, which gives her films intimacy and cohesion. Her film A Woman from Damascus departed from the Syrian norm and was co-produced with Denmark. It has played at more than twenty international festivals to date, including IDFA festival in Amsterdam, and Neon Festival in Switzerland.
Diana El Jeiroudi studied literature and worked in marketing before she turned to cinema. She co founded Proaction film, which produces documentaries. She was also one of the founders of the DOX BOX International Documentary Film Festival in Syria. After one experience with the short feature film Good Morning, El Jeiroudi made her short documentary The Pot in 2005 and later the long documentary Dolls – A Woman from Damascus in 2007-2008. El Jeiroudi works meticulously and like to takes her time during phases of filmmaking, which gives her films intimacy and cohesion. Her film A Woman from Damascus departed from the Syrian norm and was co-produced with Denmark. It has played at more than twenty international festivals to date, including IDFA festival in Amsterdam, and Neon Festival in Switzerland.
