Becoming Iphigenia

Before taking the stage, a group of young Syrian women acting in an adaptation of Euripides’ Iphigenia must begin to unravel the legacy of patriarchy in their upbringing – all while making their lives anew in Germany and coming into their own.

LENGTH

Feature

GENRE

Documentary

PRODUCED IN

Syria

STATUS

Completed

WITH THE HELP OF

Connection

meet the director

Reem al Ghazzi is a documentary filmmaker based in Damascus, Syria. She has produced numerous short documentaries as a solo filmmaker and as part of a collective. Her films have received the Casablanca International Film Festival and Alexandria Film Festival Jury Awards. Reem’s documentaries have also been screened at Cinéma Du Réel and Locarno Film Festival.

meet the producer

Ramzy Haddad is a documentary filmmaker. He produced “The Workers Cup” which premiered on the opening night of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy. Ramzy has made short documentaries for Al Jazeera English, BBC, CGTN and Discovery.

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