Once Upon a Time
2023
Production
- Project Type
- Short Narrative Film
- production year
- 2023
- runtime
- 62 min
- genera
- Documentary
- Production
- Laith Hajjo – Pentalens – AlMasna
- directed by
- Laith Hajjo - Ibrahem H Melhem
about project
Once Upon a Time is a documentary film that follows a group of young people who decided to recreate an exhibition of installation art that was previously held in Damascus and bring it to Aleppo. The film captures the challenges of this initiative, its impact on the local art scene, and highlights the importance of visual arts in expressing identity and culture amidst societal changes.
logline
A documentary captures the dreams of young Syrian visual artists during the stages of preparing and executing an art exhibition set up at the city of Aleppo, Syria. The film covers various aspects related to the aspirations of today›s Syrian youth and the challenges they face after 13 years of war, which has affected their country.
The film documents the visual landscape of Aleppo and scenes from the country›s daily life in general, featuring interviews with participating artists and exhibition visitors. It explores the impact that artistic work in Syria can have today.
It is an absolute adversity, when your dreams get abstracted in leaving the home country Our protagonists have dreams that were raised over 12 years of conflict in Syria, comingled with the sounds of gunfire and the smell of death where everyone seeks to survive in their own way… and they chose art as their way of survival.
Ibrahem Hesham Melhem
Film Director
tags :
Farewell,Ibrahem Melhem,Short Film
