Ard al mahshar

Land of Doom

Forum Expanded 2018

The film depicts the last days of eastern Aleppo’s siege. Just before its fall, Milad Amin, residing in Beirut, follows up with his friend Ghith, an activist and photographer, who like so many other civilians still remains in the besieged city. Following Ghith via his camera through the ruins of the city, we hear the two friends talk about people’s situations while waiting for their fate amidst the fighting parties. The film is an intimate and personal recording of civilians’ sufferings during this time of siege, hunger, and war – and a recording of both the relationship of activists brought together during the civil movements and of the geographic distances that separate them due to violence, bombing, and killing.

by Milad Amin
with Ghith Beram, Salem Abo Al-Naser Lebanon / Syria 2017 Arabic 20’ Colour World premiere | Documentary form

With

Ghith Beram
Salem Abo Al-Naser

Crew

Director	Milad Amin
Cinematography	Ghith Beram
Editing	Raya Yamisha
Sound Design	Ziad Mukarzel
Assistant Director	Ghith Beram
Production Management	Maya Shurbaji
Producers	Mouhammad Ali Atassi, Maya Shurbaji

Produced by

Bidayyat

http://bidayyat.org/ http://bidayyat.org/

Milad Amin

Milad Amin studied Fine Arts in Damascus to become a sculptor, but the revolution changed his trajectory. He works in various art related fields, has worked as a sculptor, a photographer, and a web designer, as well as a tattoo artist and bartender. In 2016 and 2017 he completed a workshop on documentary filmmaking with Bidayyat, and took a position in the Arabic Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF) camps in Lebanon as a logistical coordinator.

Filmography

2015 Hide the Phone 2017 Ard al mahshar (Land of Doom)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018