OUR FILMS


GOODBYE LAPIS LAZULI | Work in progress

Duration: 20 Min 

Production Country: Sweden, Lebanon and Syria

Written & Directed by: Rima Alhamedd

Producer: Yaser Kassab

Production Company: Zenloop productions

Animation: Rima Alhamedd

Sound Mix: Rima Alhamedd

Creative Adviser: Yaser Kassab


Synopsis:


After the outbreak of nuclear war, Ryan and Shams attempt to infiltrate a bunker to obtain agricultural seeds, they get shocked after knowing that they will not be able to survive on Earth, so they have to find an opportunity to start elsewhere.




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CHASING THE DAZZLING LIGHT | 2023


Duration: 63 min documentary

Production Country: Syria, Sweden and Qatar 2023

Written & Directed by: Yaser Kassab

Producer: Rima Alhamedd

Production Company: Zenloop productions

Creative Adviser/ Co-writer: Rima Alhamedd


Synopsis:


Director Yaser Kassab followed in his father’s footsteps by emigrating as a young man from Syria to Europe, and like his father he also had the ambition to become a filmmaker. Now they are working together on this film remotely. From Syria, the father gives his son direction on the phone or in video calls, along with advice about future film projects or how to organise his life—loving conversations interspersed with well- intentioned parental advice.

This at times leads to amusing or uncomfortable scenes, while the film creates a beautiful portrait of a father in absence—a man who can't be with his son, like so many Syrians who are separated from their offspring, whether by distance or death. Father and son live with a certain loneliness; for the refugee filmmaker, this arises from his attempts to build a new life with his wife within the confines of Sweden’s stricter new immigration laws.


Screenings:

World Premiere: Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival IDFA.

Dok Fest Munchen

Jean Rouch Flm festival Paris

Arte Venice Biennale 


Awards:


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LONG TAKE | 2023


Duration: 4 Min 

Production Country: Syria and Sweden 2023

Written & Directed by: Rima Alhamedd

Producer: Yaser Kassab

Production Company: Zenloop productions

Animation: Rima Alhamedd

Sound Mix: Rima Alhamedd

Creative Adviser: Yaser Kassab


Synopsis:


Various Syrian cities are portrayed within a single fictional area as the film unfolds the different episodes of the Syrian tragedy. From the early days of the uprising in 2011 to the recent attempts to normalize the Syrian regime and gain acceptance in the Arab league, the film aims to preserve the narrative of the resistance and sacrifices of the Syrian people in their ongoing pursuit of liberation and justice.




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I HAVE SEEN NOTHING I HAVE SEEN ALL | 2019 

Duration: 19 min documentary

Production Country: Syria, Lebanon and Sweden 2019

Written & Directed by: Yaser Kassab

Producer: Mohamad Ali Atassi & Yaser Kassab 

Production Company: Bidayyat for Audiovisual arts & Zenloop productions

Film Editor: Rima Alhamedd

Sound Mix: Bertrand Larrieu


Synopsis:


After talking about the end of the war in Syria and the start of the reconstruction phase, thousands of kilometers separate Yaser in Sweden from his parents in Aleppo. When both find themselves compelled to transfer the grave of the younger brother from the public park.


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- In Arabic

"لم أرَ شيئاً، رأيتُ كلّ شيء": حين تصبح المقابر السورية "كومبليه" ندى الأزهري

- Lost outside time/ Francesca Borri



ON THE EDGE OF LIFE | 2017

Duration: 45 Min documentary

Production Country: Syria and Lebanon 2017

Written & Directed by: Yaser Kassab & Rima Alhamedd

Production Company: Zenloop productions

Sound Mix: Bertrand Larrieu


Synopsis:


Yaser transcendent from a remote and an empty rest stop in Turkey the process of mourning after losing his younger brother in Aleppo, a relationship with his father has been evolved to a strong emotional connection, although the noisy voice calls and messages.


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Mixed Media


Duration: 5 Min 

Production Country: Syria, 2016

Directed by: Yaser Kassab  

Production Company: Zenloop productions

 

   Synopsis:

This project interrogates the media's portrayal of the Syrian narrative, questioning whether simplification or complication serves a particular agenda. The aim is to dissect how the media shapes and influences public perception, inviting viewers to critically analyse the narratives constructed around complex socio-political events.


   Screenings:

Take it


Duration: 1 Min 

Production Country: Syria, 2012

Directed by: Yaser Kassab  

Production Company: Zenloop productions

 

   Logline:

I saw them, and they passed quickly.


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