Itab Azzam in conversation with Martha Sharp, Runa Jarjour and Suzan Meryem Rosita.
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Itab Azzam is a filmmaker, author and activist. In 2016 she produced the BAFTA winning documentary series Exodus Our Journey to Europe (BBC, PBS, Canal+) documenting the journeys of refugees fleeing war. She directed the award winning feature documentary We Are Not Princesses (Amazon), a film telling the story of a group of Syrian women who came together to create a theatre piece based on Sophocles' Antigone. In 2021 she founded Makani a charity working to create therapy and empowerment for women refugees through Art and education. She is also a cofounder of Sabbara, a social enterprise helping Syria women refugees with employment and co-author of the bestselling Syria: Recipes from Home, which combined refugees stories with traditional recipes. Itab is currently working on a long form feature documentary documenting the journey of Syrian girl growing up in Germany for release in 2023.
The Syria Writes Literary Festival will run from Saturday 30 October to Friday 26 November. It will feature public talks from Syrian authors and activists and intimate lunch-time conversations with some of Syria’s most beloved authors. The Festival is co-hosted by Suzan Meryem Rosita, Curator of Syria and Silence, and Mohamed-Salah Omri, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature.
Brought to you by the Syria and Silence Project
