77 min
Axel Salvatori-Sinz
Documentary
2012 - France
In this intimate film, childhood friends - ‘the shebabs’ - are trying to make decisions about their futures as they contemplate the next stage of their lives. Their decisions are complicated by the fact that they are third-generation Palestinian refugees living in the 56 year-old, densely populated Yarmouk camp - home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria. Torn between their friendships and their aspirations, they lament a country they have never seen and reflect on the choices that could take them away from each other.
Visions du Réel Festival (2013): Regard Neuf Prize/ Special mention by the Interreligious Jury; Offical Selection Hot Docs 2013 (Toronto, Canada) World Showcase; Nominated for the Doc Alliance Selection Award 2013; Offical Selection FID Marseille; Doc Alliance Selection; Opening Film of the Etats Généraux du film documentaire (2013)
Co-presented by ReelWorld Film Festival
Screened with FILM