11/03/2021
After nearly a decade of conflict, Syrian refugee women have become some of the most vulnerable amid the crisis. Thousands have lost their families and husbands, and now must provide for their children, alone in an unfamiliar country. Through firsthand accounts of the refugee crisis in Jordan, we follow eight women's experiences of survival – from displacement, danger, child-marriage, and trauma, to their resilience and hope to rebuild a better future for their children.
Louis Karim Sayad DeCaprio is an award-winning independent director and producer. He is a previous Sundance Film Festival Screenwriting Labs finalist and has worked on multiple shows for Netflix and Amazon Studios. He is a member of UNICEF NextGen and a graduate of New York University Tisch Film.
Khawla Al Hammouri is a filmmaker based in Amman, Jordan. She is the co-founder of Meel Productions. Her focus on women's rights issues can be seen throughout her work as a journalist for Roya News - رؤيا الإخباري and writer for . She holds a degree in Media Production and Communications from University of Petra جامعة البترا.
Celebrate Louis Karim Sayad DeCaprio and Khawla Al Hammouri and their film “A Syrian Woman” at our virtual film festival on March 20th. Join us for virtual screenings and filmmaker + audience Q&A’s.
Tickets: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/event/march-20th-2021-monthly-film-festival-infocus-female-cinema/
