It’s been a whirlwind few months for Kateab, who has created a home here since fleeing Syria at the end of 2016. “I know when you are a filmmaker you shouldn’t put yourself inside the event. I wore the backpack backwards over my stomach and put my big coat over it and then Sama was sitting over all of this. Eventually, the pair decided to put Sama at the center and create a nonlinear narrative that balanced despair and hope. I wish they can see the film without knowing who is the director or who is the producer.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 25, 2020 02:26 UTC