5 Seasons of Revolution

When the promise of an Arab Spring swept the region and word of protests calling for the Syrian regime to be overthrown reached Damascus, young, independent video reporter Lina and her group of hopeful, cosmopolitan compatriots celebrated the arrival of revolution. In order to avoid detection from the state and its directed and implied violence, Lina learned to embrace multiple identities to survive and continue reporting. As the months turned to years, the heady early days slowly became an ever-present brutal grind, chewing up relationships, futures, and lives.

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Direction: Lina

Script: Lina, Diana El Jeiroudi

Cinematography: Lina

Editing: Diana El Jeiroudi, Barbara Toennieshen

Sound: Mark Glynne, Tom Bijnen, Olmo Van Straalen, Franco van der Linde

Production: No Nation Films

Producers: Diana El Jeiroudi, Orwa Nyrabia

Co-production: Piraya Films, Docmakers

Co-producers: Torstein Grude, Ilja Roomans, Lina

Executive producer: Laura Poitras

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Germany, Syria, Norway, The Netherlands, Qatar

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 95'

Contact: Deckert Distribution

Lina

Filmography

2010 Bukra Btitawad (short)
2011 Resilience in Action (co-direction, short)
2013 Playground in Hell (short)
2015 Letters to S (short)
2023 5 Seasons of Revolution