The Story Won’t Die takes you on a journey to discover a young generation of talented Syrian artists who are using their work to protest and confront the consequences of the largest and longest deportation since World War II. Directed by the award-winning director David Henry Gerson, this documentary shows you how art can be used to rise up in revolution and endure in exile with this panel of inspiring artists. Produced by Sundance Award winner Odessa Rae, this film is an invitation to come and experience this crazy and inspiring story on the big screen.
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| Director | David Henry Gerson |
| Artist | Medhat Aldaabal, Tammam Azzam, Diala Brisly, Abu Hajar, Bahila Hijazi, Omar Imam, Anas Maghrebi, Lynn Mayya, Mhd Sabboura |
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Session
• Musée McCord Stewart
Sunday, march 19, 2023, 04:00 p.m. — 06:00 p.m.
Image tirée du film The Story Won’t Die // Image from the film The Story Won’t Die
Image tirée du film The Story Won’t Die // Image from the film The Story Won’t Die
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Production
David Henry Gerson
David Henry Gerson is a filmmaker whose work has won awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Sundance Film Festival, and has been acquired into the permanent collection of the MoMA. He produced the Sundance Audience Award Winning short film Chapel Perilous. David’s screenplay, Above Kings, was nominated to the Tracking Board Hit List and was a semifinalist for the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowship. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the AFI, where he was the recipient of the Richard P. Rodgers Award for Creative Excellence. His thesis film, All These Voices, won the Student Academy Award
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
The Story won’t Die (2021)
All These Voices (2016)
American Standard (2011)
Ultra Violet for Sixteen Minutes (2010)
All These Voices (2016)
American Standard (2011)
Ultra Violet for Sixteen Minutes (2010)
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