Omar Amiralay: Sorrow, Time, Silence

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Omar Amiralay: Sorrow, Time, Silence, is a 2021 Syrian movie, directed by Hala Alabdalla. with a runtime of 109 minutes.

Overview

Omar Amiralay: Sorrow, Time, Silence is a moving documentary portrait from veteran Syrian director Hala Alabdalla, honoring her late friend and collaborator Omar Amiralay — one of the most significant figures in Arab documentary cinema. Screened at the London Film Festival, the film celebrates Amiralay's extraordinary legacy as a pioneer of Arab non-fiction filmmaking, whose unflinching gaze on Syrian and Arab society made him both revered and controversial. Through personal testimony and archival material, Alabdalla builds an intimate tribute that reflects on loss, artistic courage, and the enduring power of documentary cinema as a tool of truth-telling.

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