In 2015, the Basateen al-Razi district of Damascus was razed to the ground as punishment for the population's uprising against Bashar al-Assad's regime. This area is set to be replaced by Marota City, a modern and connected district featuring 80 skyscrapers. Ten years on, two former residents talk about their neighborhood, where their homes and the oldest orchards in Damascus once stood. Having lost everything, two former residents recall their neighborhood, where their homes and the city's oldest orchards once stood. Through their testimonies and the repurposing of regime-produced 3D animations, memory is awakened and resists this deliberate erasure.
International Shorts Competition
The Orchards
Antoine Chapon
France
Syrian Arab Republic
2025
25 min
Documentary

Language:
Arabic
Arabic
Subtitles:
English
English
English title:
The Orchards
The Orchards
Keywords:
- Experimental
- History
- Urban
Screenings
Wed 1 October
13:00
International Shorts Competition
International Shorts Competition
International Shorts 1
110 min / salong 2
Wed 1 October
13:00
110 min / salong 2
Thu 2 October
10:45
International Shorts Competition
International Shorts Competition
International Shorts 1
105 min / salong 6
Thu 2 October
10:45
105 min / salong 6
Sun 5 October
11:00
International Shorts Competition
International Shorts Competition
International Shorts 1
110 min / salong 5
Sun 5 October
11:00
110 min / salong 5