Watani: My Homeland
| Watani: My Homeland | |
|---|---|
ITN Productions | |
Release date | 28 October 2016 |
Running time | 40 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Syria Germany |
| Languages | English Arabic |
Watani: My Homeland is a 2016 documentary short film directed, produced and written by
Syrian Civil War, and their attempt to start a new life in Germany.[1]
It was shortlisted with ten other short-film from 61 entries submitted to the
The same family is profiled in two
Frontline documentaries, "Children of Aleppo" from 2014 that covers their time in Aleppo prior to Watani, and "Children of Syria
" from 2015 that covers much of the same time period as Watani covers.
Plot
It depicts the lives of Hammoudi, Helen, Farah and Sara, the young children of
ISIS
, the family is forced to flee their homeland and to start a new life in a small, medieval town in Germany.
Accolades
- Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – Nominated [4]
References
- ^ "'We cannot and will not leave anyone behind,' says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day". UN News. October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "10 DOC Shorts on Oscars's 2016 Short list". Oscars.org. October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Gilani, Sana (October 27, 2016). "Documentary about war on Aleppo makes it to the Oscars". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
External links
- Watani: My Homeland at IMDb
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