Soudade Kaadan
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian filmmaker, born in France in 1979. She was educated in theatre criticism at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and in filmmaking at the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon. She has directed and produced documentary films for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, UNDP and UNICEF. The Day I Lost My Shadow (2018) is her first feature fiction film and was selected for the Venice and Toronto film festivals. In Venice the film was awarded Best Debut.
Obscure
(2017)
Six-year-old Ahmad doesn’t want to remember that he is Syrian. He recently lost his older brother to the war in Syria, and now lives with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp. Traumatised, overwhelmed, disengaged, he prefers to be silent. Director Soudade Kaadan’s ... (more)
Six-year-old Ahmad doesn’t want to remember that he is Syrian. He recently lost his older brother to the war in Syria, and now lives with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp. Traumatised, overwhelmed, disengaged, he prefers to be silent. Director Soudade Kaadan’s ... (more)
The Day I Lost My Shadow
(2019)
It is winter in Damascus. Sana, with her eight-year-old son, is living alone while her husband works in Saudi Arabia. When Sana runs out of gas to cook or warm the house, she takes a day off to find a gas cylinder. From there begins a trip into the surroundings of ... (more)
It is winter in Damascus. Sana, with her eight-year-old son, is living alone while her husband works in Saudi Arabia. When Sana runs out of gas to cook or warm the house, she takes a day off to find a gas cylinder. From there begins a trip into the surroundings of ... (more)
Aziza
(2019)
A dynamic take on the life of Syrian refugees told through black comedy. (more)
A dynamic take on the life of Syrian refugees told through black comedy. (more)
Damascus Roof and Tales of Paradise (2010)
Syrian traditional story-telling, folklore, tales, fictional mythological characters play an important role in their culture. This tradition is passed generation to the next generation — from grandparents to grandchildren. However, in the modern era these stories ... (more)
Syrian traditional story-telling, folklore, tales, fictional mythological characters play an important role in their culture. This tradition is passed generation to the next generation — from grandparents to grandchildren. However, in the modern era these stories ... (more)
Besieged Bread
(2016)
In battle-ridden Syria, a woman trying to smuggle bread into a blockaded area crosses paths with a soldier on the run. (more)
In battle-ridden Syria, a woman trying to smuggle bread into a blockaded area crosses paths with a soldier on the run. (more)
Nezouh (2023)
Even as bombs fall on Damascus, Mutaz refuses to flee to the uncertain life of a refugee. His wife, Hala, and daughter, Zeina, must make the choice whether to stay or leave. (more)
Even as bombs fall on Damascus, Mutaz refuses to flee to the uncertain life of a refugee. His wife, Hala, and daughter, Zeina, must make the choice whether to stay or leave. (more)