The War Show

Production year: 2016
Country: Syria
Directors: Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard
Producers: Miriam Nørgaard & Alaa Hassan

Syrian radio host Obaidah Zytoon and her friends are caught up in the euphoria of the 2011 Arab Spring. Camera in hand, these artists and activists take to the streets to protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and record their experiences. They talk about art and relationships as much as politics. But as they film themselves over the next several years, their hopes for a better future are tested by violence, imprisonment and death. “A deeply affecting documentary of the Syrian conflict told from the standpoint of a former radio DJ and her friends.”