Movie Details
Original Language:Arabic
Executive Producers:Laura Poitras
Production Companies:No Nation Films, Piraya Film, Docmakers, InMaat Productions, Fritt Ord
5 Seasons of Revolution on the Web:Official Website
5 Seasons of Revolution
Audience Score
DirectorLINA
WritersDiana El Jeiroudi
1 hr 35 minDocumentary
Plot
Lina’s plan was simple. She wanted to become a camerawoman. She liked filming details of life and people around her, mainly during a bright sunny day in Damascus. But with the uprising in Syria, Lina was slowly absorbed into documenting the impact on people’s lives. It didn’t take long before events escalated, and arrests, torture, and potentially life-threatening situations became a reality for Lina to negotiate on a daily basis. She had to adapt. She invented personas and aliases. They each helped her navigate life under a new norm. What was a simple plan, turned into a complex web of identities, which seemed then a small price in exchange for her liberty to continue to hold the camera.
