OFFA 2021 - Oakville Film Festival

The Names of the Flowers & Her Stories

Expired July 4, 2021 11:00 PM
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After ten years of the war in Syria, three women have managed to break cultural barriers and become someone they never thought they could be before the revolution.


"Her Stories" narrates the struggles, successes, and dreams of three women from Syria. The unique storytelling technique delves into the challenges Fatma, Weam, and Malake had to face and the hard choices they were forced to take for their family, self, and land. From motherhood to abandoning families, disability and immigration, "Her Stories" discusses how the war moulded these women into revolutionary beings who defied cultural and societal barriers and strength and independence after living for ten years in a warzone.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    54 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Syrian Arab Republic
  • Director
    Abd Al-Kader Habak
  • Cinematographer
    Jana Ghassan, Mustafa Sarout, Milad Shahabe
  • Editor
    Jana Ghassan, Steve Ray