Oscars: Syria Picks ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission, Icarus Takes Doc for U.S.
The documentary draws on Sabouni’s imprisonment and testimony from four former inmates to revisit Saydnaya prison’s legacy.
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Tawfik Sabouni's "The Other Side of the Sun" is Syria's official submission for this year's Oscars. The post Syria makes its appearance at the Oscars with a film about Saidaia prisons appeared first on in.gr.
Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime
Tawfik Sabouni’s documentary “The Other Side of the Sun,” which world premiered as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale, has been chosen to represent Syria in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. It marks the country’s first Oscar candidate since the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s […]
Oscars: Syria Picks ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission, Icarus Takes Doc for U.S.
“The film explores the experience of imprisonment in Saydnaya Prison, one of the most prominent detention sites associated with Syria’s recent history and collective memory.”
Oscars: Syria Enters Saydnaya Prison Drama ‘The Other Side Of The Sun’
Syria has submitted Tawfik Sabouni’s The Other Side of the Sun as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category of the the 99th Academy Awards. It is the first film submitted by Syria since the ousting of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 and the establishment of a transitional government under President Ahmed […]
The General Cinema Foundation announced the selection by the Syrian Committee of the film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
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