Born in Damascus
Directed by Laura Wadha (2021)
After ten years apart, a Scottish filmmaker is trying to reconnect with her cousin after being separated by the war in Syria. Once so similar, they have grown up with completely different lives. As they piece together their memories of Syria, they begin to wonder - ‘What happened to our family?’
Now available to watch online at Guardian Documentaries.
Winner of the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film, Generation 14plus at Berlinale 2022.
Winner of the NEON Award at Mo&Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2022.
Nominee for Scotland’s Year of Stories Short Film Award at Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022.
In competition at Encounters Film Festival 2022.
International competition at War on Screen Festival 2022.
Nominee for Grosse Klappe Award - doxs! Documentary Film Festival 2022.
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release. 2021
genre. short documentary
duration. 16’ -
director & editor. Laura Wadha
producer. Charlotte Hailstone
consultant editor. Maya Hawke
sound designer. Ruth Knight
music by. Harry Brokensha
graphics. Billy Lubach
For Bridging the Gap.
production coordinators. Ruth Scott & Rachel Stollery
festivals coordinator. Alexandra Coltaexecutive producers. Noé Mendelle & Flore Cosquer
executive producer for Screen Scotland. Mark Thomas -
country. Scotland, UK
Scottish Documentary Institute - Bridging the Gap
Hailstone Films -
festivals.
world premiere. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021
international premiere. Berlinale 2022
Inverness Film Festival 2021
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival 2022
Salem Film Fest 2022
Cinema in Sneakers 2022
Mo&Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival 2022
Visions du Réel British Council Short Documentary Showcase 2022
St Kilda Film Festival 2022
Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival 2022
Doc Edge Schools Festival Sessions 2022
Safar Futures at the Barbican 2022
Encounters Film Festival 2022
War on Screen Festival 2022
Take One Action Film Festival 2022
Folkestone Documentary Festival 2022
Sunderland Shorts 2022
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2022
doxs! Documentary Film Festival 2022
This is England British Short Film Festival Rouen 2022
Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival 2022
London Migration Film Festival 2022
British Short Film Festival Berlin 2023awards.
Crystal Bear for Best Short Film, Generation 14plus - Berlinale 2022
NEON Prize - Mo&Friese Hamburg 2022
nominations.
Scotland’s Year of Stories Short Film Award - Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022
In competition at Encounters Film Festival 2022
International competition at War on Screen Festival 2022
Grosse Klappe Award - doxs! Documentary Film Festival 2022 -
Screen Scotland
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The Guardian - Laura Wadha Opinion Piece accompanying launch on Guardian Documentaries (Apr 2023) - read.
Berlinale Awards Announcement (Feb 2022) - read.
The New Current interview with Laura Wadha (Feb 2022) - read.
Cineuropa Berlinale (Jan 2022) - read.
Berlinale press release (Jan 2022) - read.
The Skinny (Sep 2021) - read.