I believed in that, he tells Deadline.
Theres no way that they will go on like this [indefinitely].
He left without so much as a goodbye to his supporters.
Clockwise Top L-R: Feras Fayyad; Citizens in Syria take down statues of Hafez al-Assad the father of Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria on December 9, 2024, A torn portrait of Bashar al-AssadEmil Ducke/Getty
And he left them alone, naked, without any power… Theres a group of people on top of me laughing and mocking and threatening me.
In 2020, the filmmaker thus came face to face in court with his torturer.
He destroys something that cant be fixed in a way, Fayyad recalls.
Filmmaker Feras FayyadCourtesy of Emil Ducke
He was staring at me and tried to affect me with his way of looking at me.
All other witnesses, actually, he tried to affect psychologically in that way.
Raslans tactic didnt work.
He was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to life in prison.
The only victim of serious sexual assault was my testimony, Fayyad notes.
Fayyad has earned two Academy Awards for his documentaries onSyria.
Shes not considered anything without that certificate in the end.
Shes challenging the whole legal system, Fayyad says of his co-protagonist.
I was one of them.
Like 80 percent of it is animation and 20 percent is real footage, he tells Deadline.
It shouldnt be just about me.
The new Syrian government faces enormous challenges unifying the country.
It is the worst violence in Syria since rebels toppled Assad in December and installed an Islamist transitional government.
The filmmaker expresses deep concern about the Islamist government that is now in charge of Syria.
It is a kind of spring breeze, he says.
Hopefully, you’re free to make this spring last for long.
And this is what I can call it spring.
