Description
Synopsis:
The director delivers an unflinching story of the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary, The Cave. For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as the Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues Samaher and Dr. Alaa have claimed their right to work as equals alongside their male counterparts. Doing their jobs in this way would be unthinkable in the oppressively patriarchal culture that exists above. Following the women as they contend with daily bombardments, chronic supply shortages and the ever-present threat of chemical attacks, The Cave paints a stirring portrait of courage, resilience and female solidarity.
About the director:
Feras Fayyad was born in Syria in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Audio-Visual Arts and Filmmaking from The International Film and Television School EICAR in Paris. He is an award-winning filmmaker who has received particular recognition for his work on contemporary Syrian issues and the political transformation of the Arab world. His most recent film, Last Men in Aleppo,was premiered in 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary competition, and in 2018 an Academy Award nomination and an Emmy for Best Documentary Feature. The film went on to screen at festivals around the globe and received another 18 international awards.