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REBUILDING...LIFE.LOVE.MEMORIES

We live in a fragile world, at any moment we might lose everything we have ever had, to become forced to start our life from anew holding our trauma and loss.

Rebuilding ... LIFE.LOVE. MEMORIES tells intimate stories of Syrian persons who fled war and managed to find refuge in Europe, where they are starting a new life from zero, after having a long and dangerous journey.

Through Syrian stories of courage, not only death, I attempt to create a bridge of communication between Syrian refugees and persons all over the world who reject welcoming war refugees in their societies.

  • Carole Alfarah
    Director
  • Carole Alfarah
    Writer
  • Carole Alfarah
    Producer
  • Carole Alfarah
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Denmark, Germany, Sweden
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD 1920 X 1080
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:09
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Carole Alfarah

Carole Alfarah (1981, Syria), Visual Storyteller uses the visual narrative to tell personal, humanitarian, and socially conscious stories that engage audiences and create awareness about vital subjects.

Carole’s projects are extended through different platforms such as editorial, books, exhibitions, installations, and films. Her work has been shown widely in festivals, and museums also published internationally in numerous international media outlets. Alongside her work collaboration with international humanitarian organizations and press photo agencies.

Carole obtained a master's in Photography and Personal Projects from EFTI School of Photography and Cinema in Madrid, Spain.
At the beginning of her career in 2009, she followed a one-year training in Photojournalism by the World Press Photo Foundation.

2020, she received the National Geographic Society COVID-19 Fund for journalists to realize her project about Pandemic Survivors.
2020, nominated for the Joop Swart Masterclass by the World Press Photo Foundation.
2019, nominated for reGeneration4, by Le Musée de l'Elysée Lausanne, Switzerland.
2016, she received IWMF’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists.
2015, she received the Roberto Villagraz grant by EFTI on her project My Beloved Broken Home.
2011, she won the UNICEF prize for the Arab Media Award on Child Rights.

Carole is currently based in Madrid, Spain, and divides her time between commissioned work, personal projects, and teaching.

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Director Statement

We live in a fragile world, at any moment we might lose everything we have ever had, to become forced to start our life from anew holding our trauma and loss.

Rebuilding ... LIFE.LOVE. MEMORIES tells intimate stories of Syrian persons who fled war and managed to find refuge in Europe, where they are starting a new life from zero, after having a long and dangerous journey.

Through Syrian stories of courage, not only death, I attempt to create a bridge of communication between Syrian refugees and persons all over the world who reject welcoming war refugees in their societies.