Blowing in the Wind

Contemplative, behind-the-scenes film about a group of civilian Syrian fighters in 2013. Between combat operations, the men live together, play cards and discuss the state of the country and their precarious, tension-filled existence.

Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor & Producer Eyad Aljarod
Editing Consultant Wael Kadlo
Sound Mixing & Mastering Bshr Zaiter
Color Grading Ammar Haidar
Executive Producer Guevara Namer

139

Minutes

2024

Release

Production

Syria
Netherlands

Bio – Filmography

EYAD ALJAROD is a Syrian-Dutch filmmaker and photographer whose work captures the profound transformations within Syrian society in the light of the revolution and the country’s complex conflict.

– Blowing in the Wind (2024) | 139 min | World Premiere: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

– The Greatest Sacrifice (2018) | 96 min | World Premiere: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

– Lovers’ Notebooks (2015) | 55 min | World Premiere: Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR).