This Is Not a Movie: Theirs Is The Kingdom depicts the creation of a contemporary religious fresco, immortalizing those on the margins of contemporary society.
*Film is only available to U.S. audiences
For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Director Yung Chang captures Fisk in relentless action—feet on the ground, notebook in hand, as he travels into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and firing reports back home to reach an audience of millions.
An SDFF exclusive Q+A between director Yung Chang and SDFF co-director and lead programmer Jean McGlothlin is available now. Watch it here!
Awards l International Contest For Education Media 2020 Japan Prize for Best Work l DocEdge Film Festival 2020 Winner
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*Film is only available to U.S. audiences
- Year2019
- Runtime106 mins
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryCanada, Germany
- DirectorYung Chang
- ScreenwriterYung Chang, Nullifier Pazira
- ProducerAnita Lee, Allyson Luck, Nelofer Pazira, Ingmar Trost
- FilmmakerYung Chang
- CastRobert Fisk, Yara, General Jihan Dultan, Tim Eddy, Antranik Helvadjian, Suaheil Natour, Normen Hazineh, Tsoleen Sarian, Lt. Finian Everard, Vesna Almog, Ifet Krnjic, Adis Ikanovic, Amira Sola, Amer Mrayati, Lamiaa Al Saad, Amira Hass, Antony Lowenstein, Chaim Silberstein, Suleiman Khatib
- CinematographerDuraid Munajim
- EditorMike Munn
- MusicOhad Bechetrit, Justin Small
This Is Not a Movie: Theirs Is The Kingdom depicts the creation of a contemporary religious fresco, immortalizing those on the margins of contemporary society.
*Film is only available to U.S. audiences
For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Director Yung Chang captures Fisk in relentless action—feet on the ground, notebook in hand, as he travels into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and firing reports back home to reach an audience of millions.
An SDFF exclusive Q+A between director Yung Chang and SDFF co-director and lead programmer Jean McGlothlin is available now. Watch it here!
Awards l International Contest For Education Media 2020 Japan Prize for Best Work l DocEdge Film Festival 2020 Winner
find + follow film l website l Filmmaker Interview
*Film is only available to U.S. audiences
- Year2019
- Runtime106 mins
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryCanada, Germany
- DirectorYung Chang
- ScreenwriterYung Chang, Nullifier Pazira
- ProducerAnita Lee, Allyson Luck, Nelofer Pazira, Ingmar Trost
- FilmmakerYung Chang
- CastRobert Fisk, Yara, General Jihan Dultan, Tim Eddy, Antranik Helvadjian, Suaheil Natour, Normen Hazineh, Tsoleen Sarian, Lt. Finian Everard, Vesna Almog, Ifet Krnjic, Adis Ikanovic, Amira Sola, Amer Mrayati, Lamiaa Al Saad, Amira Hass, Antony Lowenstein, Chaim Silberstein, Suleiman Khatib
- CinematographerDuraid Munajim
- EditorMike Munn
- MusicOhad Bechetrit, Justin Small