The Story Wont Die

THE STORY WONT DIE from Awardwinning filmmaker David Henry Gerson is an inspiring timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and process what is currently the worlds largest and longest ongoing displacement of people since WWII The film is produced by Sundance Awardwinner Odessa Rae Navalny Rapper Abu Hajar together with other creative personalities of the Syrian uprising a postRock musician Anas Maghrebi members of the first allfemale Syrian rock band Bahila Hijazi Lynn Mayya breakdancer Bboy Shadow choreographer Medhat Aldaabal and visual artists Tammam Azzam Omar Imam Diala Brisly use their art to rise in revolution and endure in exile in this new documentary reflecting on a battle for peace justice and freedom of expression It is an uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to be a refugee in todays world and offers inspiring and hopeful vantages on a creative response to the chaos of war