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Border Song
Music carried across a line drawn in 1922.
Jordan · Syria border region
4.5Rating
Runtime
91 min
Language
Arabic · EN subs
Location
Jordan · Syria border region
Year
2021
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“The valley never needed a passport to carry a melody.”
Synopsis
Musicians on both sides of a closed border exchange tapes, phone recordings and melodies through a valley that echoes equally in two countries.
Behind the lens
No border crossing for the crew. Two units filmed in parallel — the edit is where the countries meet.
Themes
MusicBordersConnection
Stills
Credits
- Director
- Hamza Al-Daboor
- Producer
- Hamza Al-Daboor
- Cinematography
- Rami Sultan
- Editor
- Karim Nassar
- Sound
- Mira Haddad
- Music
- Various artists
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Language
- Arabic · EN subs
Festival journey
Baghdad International Film Festival
2021Best Feature Documentary
Awards & Festivals
- Golden Tanit Nominee — Carthage
- Best Feature Doc — Baghdad IFF
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