(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian artist Saja Jaana believes that her fine art can reflects not only her refuge journey from Aleppo to Turkey but also the suffering of most Syrians. ‘I will not accept that my harsh experience with asylum go unnoticed, I will leave my mark in every...

In Belgium's version of the Oscars this weekend, a film about Guatemala's civil war is an unusual nominee -- telling a story set more than two decades ago and 9,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) away. But, explained director Cesar Diaz, "the distance is essential" to his movie, "Our Mothers"...

Criticize the Oscar nominations all you want, but it’s hard to carp about the documentary category. I’ve seen four of the five nominated pictures, and they are knockouts. “American Factory” is about a Chinese company imposing its methods on a workplace in Ohio; “The Edge of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian ‘Invisible Jails’ documentary by Orwa Al-Ahmad has recently won five international awards, including the prize for Best Director at the Kosice festival, the jury prize at the Beyond Earth Film Festival, the Best Documentary Award, and Best Director at the...