Offical Competition Documentary

Synopsis

Queens of Syria tells the story of fifty women from Syria, all forced into exile in Jordan, who came together in Autumn 2013 to create and perform their own version of the Trojan Women, the timeless Ancient Greek tragedy all about the plight of women in war.

Technical details

Duration: 70 minutes
Nationality: Syria
Production year: 2014
Director: Yasmin Fedda
Screenplay: Yasmin Fedda
Director of Photography: Yasmin Fedda
Editor: Greg Pittard
Sound:YasminFedda
Email : georgiepaget@gmail.com

Queens of Syria (2014)

Yasmin Fedda is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose films have focused on themes from Edinburgh bakeries to Syrian monasteries. Her films have been BAFTA-nominated and screened at numerous international festivals including Sundance and Edinburgh International Film Festival.