Private Project

ALWATAN

ALWATAN
telling us a story about two refugees ( brother and sister ) from Syria who run away from the war in their country. Belgium as their destination offers a shelter and means a new route to a new life and new beginning after they have lost their family , loved ones and everything they had. The story spots the light on how each one of them moved their life forward after moving to Belgium. It shows us how they try to integrate in a new system, with new people and new rules. How the changes they going true undoubtedly brings difficulties in their life , and how hard it is for them to start over living in Europe and forget about their home and the drama they had experienced in Syria.

  • Ayham Qomoq
    Director
  • Ayham Qomoq
    Writer
  • Mathias Sourbron
    Producer
  • Nora Dari
    Key Cast
  • Mohanad Nashed
    Key Cast
  • Evgenia Brendes
    Key Cast
  • Roelie de Jaeger
    Key Cast
  • Corentin Kopp
    DOP
  • Elias Berdah
    Gaffer
  • Simon Van Steenis
    Sound
  • Marcus Brown
    Sound Mixing
  • Diego Nurse
    Editor
  • Barbara Loots
    1AD
  • Charlotte Cornelissen
    2AD
  • Sara Dandois
    Set Dresser
  • Ann Lambert Bevers
    Set Dresser
  • Febe Callebout
    Art Director
  • Anna Maltseva
    Make Up
  • Lieven Slabbinck
    Visual Efffect
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    17,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    Arabic, Dutch, English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ayham Qomoq

Ayham Qomoq (Homs, January 15, 1994) is an artist born in Syria. He studied at the art academy of Damascus. He has been passionate about theater and acting for ten years. For five years he has been living in Belgium where he has done many projects.
In 2019, his film "the Wall" won an award at the "Press Record Festival", a festival of Fameus in collaboration with Hakuna Academy. In 2021 he directed the dance performance 'Midsummer Night's Dream', a production of KunstZ. He also made a music video for this production. Still this year he made a music video for the group 'His Trust Fund'.
At the end of this year his short film 'Alwatan' will be released, in co-production with Hakuna Academy. In addition, he is currently working on the dance performance 'Jinn' in collaboration with WIPCOOP/Mestizo Arts Platform and KunstZ.

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