International Shorts Competition

The Orchards

Antoine Chapon France Syrian Arab Republic 2025 25 min Documentary

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.

Language:
Arabic
Subtitles:
English
English title:
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