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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/bidayyat-beginnings-in-syrian-revol
 utionary-non-fiction-our-terrible-country/
SUMMARY:Bidayyat [Beginnings] in Syrian Revolutionary Non-fiction: Our Terr
 ible Country
DESCRIPTION:\n\nTwo activists from two different generations embark on a pe
 rilous journey as the situation in Syria becomes more fraught with danger.
 \n\nIn Douma\, a suburb of Damascus outside Assad regime control\, where t
 he dissident intellectuals Yassin al-Haj Saleh and his wife Samira Khalil 
 have sought shelter\, they meet the young photographer and fighter Ziad Ho
 msi.\n\nYassin and Ziad travel to Raqqa\, Yassin’s hometown newly occupi
 ed by ISIS. Deciding to go into exile in Turkey\, Yassin hopes for a reuni
 on with Samira who remained in Douma\; while Ziad hopes to travel back to 
 Douma. But in the place Yassin calls “our terrible country\,” choices 
 have tragic consequences.\n\nIn Arabic with English subtitles.\n\nCo-direc
 tor Mohammad Ali Atassi will participate in a post-screening Q&amp\;A.\n
 \nTickets: $15 | FREE for members! Under 25? Get your FREE Bronze membe
 rship \n\nBidayyat [Beginnings] in Syrian Revolutionary Non-fiction: Thr
 ee revolutionary nonfiction Syrian films from Beirut-based production hub 
 Bidayyat\, each followed by post-screening discussions with the filmmakers
 .\n\nThis series is copresented by World Records and the Toronto Arab F
 ilm Festival.
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CATEGORIES:Arab Film,Arab Media,Arab World,Arabic,culture,Film,Film
 Screening
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Uni
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