A Syrian Story

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In the summer of 2013, Jessica, a 99%Media contributor, traveled at her own expense to Syria with a human rights observation team and documented the atrocities of war and its effects on the civilian population, especially children.

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Jessica almost lost her life by a sniper bullet that narrowly missed her, she was also subjected to a prolonged interrogation and harassment by both the RCMP and CSIS upon returning to Canadian soil. « Une histoire syrienne » is a short documentary narrative that describes Jessica’s quest for social justice through her lens as a photojournalist who covered the 2012 Quebec Maple Spring protests upclose and how she sees that injustice compared to what she experienced in Syria.

 

The Video

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Projections and Festivals

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• 17 November 2014 – UN WE THE PEOPLES FILM FESTIVAL – London UK
• 31 October 2014 – KO&DIGITAL FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE SOLIDARIO – Barcelona, Spain
• 28 October 2014 – FESTIVAL DU MONDE ARABE DE MONTRÉAL  – Montreal, QC. Canada
• 21-23 Octobre 2014 – FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA DEI DIRITTI UMANI DI NAPOLI  – Naples, Italie
• 27 September 2014 – FESTIVAL DU FILM ENGAGÉ ET CINÉ-PAIX  – Montreal, QC. Canada
• 3-14 November 2014 – VIDEOFEST 2K14  – Baja California, Mexico
• 5-12 September 2014 – FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CORTOMETRAJE FIC– Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 15-18 october 2014 – DAROCA & PRISIÓN FILM FEST – Daroca, Spain
• 1-3 août 2014 – ​MOSAIC WORLD FILM FESTIVAL – Rockford, IL. USA
• 15 juin 2014 – ​​NOVELLA SHOWCASE – TV show – USA
• 22 Juin 2014 – ​JN FILM FESTIVAL – Winner of the « Audience Favorite » award – USA
• 11 Avril 2014 – ​​​COURTS CRITIQUES – Premiere – Montreal, QC. Canada

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