Leighton House Museum, the spectacular ‘East Meets West’ palace of art of Victorian artist Frederic Leighton, is proud to be working with the Hands Up Foundation to present a series of films made by a young generation of Syrian filmmakers.
The programme, curated by award-winning director Soudade Kaadan, is an enchanted journey showcasing the talents of Syrian filmmakers despite the challenges they face in a country shattered by a violent conflict.
The series kicked off last May
with a sold-out screening of the first Syrian film to be Oscar-nominated, “Last
Men in Aleppo”, portraying real Syrian heroes trying to help civilians
survive during a merciless war. With monthly screenings up to November and
including a special ‘shorts’ night in October, this collection of movies shows
the evolution of Syrian lives before and throughout the war, their suffering
and their rise from the ashes to build a new life elsewhere.
Soudade Kaadan says: ‘I hope
to share in this collection of films a feeling of love for our home country,
and an opportunity to voice Syrian talents through a deep reflection in cinematic
language on our reality.
Programme: 25 September, 23
October, 20 November, from 6:30pm