The film begins in the present when a boat of refugees capsizes on the sea. Suddenly, we find ourselves witnessing the tragedy of the Évian Conference in 1938, which was held to discuss the crisis of Jewish refugees. No one has learned the lesson.
Is a Palestinian poet and poetry filmmaker born in Damascus;
has lived in Stockholm since 2008;
published four collections of poetry;
his work has been translated into 15 languages;
moved to Berlin after he was granted the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Filmography
2009 ÖDELÄGGELSE IV stockholm | gaza
2012 The City
2012 Your Memory is My Freedom
2014 The Celebration
2015 Snow
