Ladder to Damascus
Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage
Mohamad Malas / Feature Narrative / Syria, Lebanon, Qatar / 97 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Romance, Social Issues, Fantasy, Women Interest
Synopsis
Ghalia moves to Damascus to study acting and rents a room in a traditional courtyard house, where other young Syrians from different regions also live. She meets Fouad, an aspiring filmmaker who is fascinated by her ambiguity. Within the confines of the house their love story blossoms, while outside, the streets are embattled with the revolution.
Credits
- Director
- Mohamad Malas
- Screenwriter
- Mohamad Malas, Samer Mohamad Ismail
- Producer
- Georges Schoucair
About the Director
Mohamad Malas was born in 1945 in Quneitra on the Golan Heights. He is a prominent Syrian filmmaker and has directed several documentary and feature films that garnered international recognition. He is among the first auteur filmmakers in Syrian cinema. He directed his first feature film, ‘Ahlam al-Madina’ (Dreams of the City), in 1983. The autobiographical coming-of-age film received the first prize both at the Valencia and the Carthage Film Festivals.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Dubai International Film Festival 2013, in the Muhr Arab Feature Cateogry (UAE)