Experiencing Interruptions?

A City Drowned With Details

when Sami and Dina leave a party early in the morning on the last night for Dina in Damascus, they discuss their feelings for each other and how their city has shaped them and their future prospects.

  • George Ashkar
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    مكان غارق بالتفاصيل
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 30, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Syrian Arab Republic
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Higher Institute of Cinema
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Amman International Film Festival- Awal Film
    Amman
    Jordan
  • Cairo International Short FIlm Festival
    Cairo
    Egypt
  • Bahrain Film Festival

    Bahrain
  • Al Marmoom Film Festival

    United Arab Emirates
  • Cinemed
    Montpellier
    France
    October 21, 2025
    European Premiere
Director Biography - George Ashkar

George Ashkar is a Syrian filmmaker, a graduate of the Higher Institute of Cinema. His films explore postwar Damascus, amplifying the voices of youth who grew up in the shadow of conflict. His first film, A City Drowned with Details, screened at several international festivals. He is currently in post-production on Searching for What Has Remained and developing his next film, Son of Salvation. Ashkar is also the founder of Damascus Film Salon, a youth-led platform reviving free cultural salons through screenings, dialogue, and connecting cinema to justice, reconciliation, and Syria’s evolving reality. Its mission is to preserve cultural spaces as acts of resistance and support free artistic expression.

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