BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:827@backend.prikbord.page SUMMARY:'Syria beyond the war: The loss trilogy' with director Q&A DTSTAMP:20260518T100334Z DTSTART:20260523T160000Z DTEND:20260523T190000Z DESCRIPTION:This event is a personal and cinematic exploration of Syria bey ond headlines and\nstatistics.\nWhile numbers are often used to describe t he Syrian conflict\, they rarely\ncapture its emotional reality. Behind th ese figures lies something much harder\nto express: what loss feels like. This is where art becomes essential.\n\nDuring this evening\, introduced a nd guided by Tala & Jula van Dokhuis\, we will\nwatch three short films by Syrian filmmaker Houssam Hamo together. They will\nguide you through the program and open the space for conversation\, and\nreflection.\nThe films will explore different layers of loss\, memory\, and identity:\n\nVoid fol lows a young woman caught in a vicious cycle of denial after the loss of\n someone close to her. Through music and silence\, the film expresses a sen se of\nemotional emptiness.\n\nHibernate tells the story of a young boy wh o dreams of making music in an\nenvironment where dreams feel distant.\n\n Weaning portrays a mother confronting the departure of her son. At the sam e\ntime\, the film explores questions of identity\, inspired by an ancient myth and\nreimagined within a Syrian context.\n\nProgramme:\nWalk in with a drink: 18:00 – 18:30\nScreening of the short films 18:30 – 19:30\nA sho rt break 19:30 – 19:45\nA live Q&A with the director 19:45 – 20:15\nSyrian dinner 20:15 – 21:00\n\nAlthough the films touch upon heavy themes\, the evening is not intended to leave\nyou feeling sad. On the contrary\, watch ing\, listening\, and discussing together\ncan open up space for reflectio n\, understanding\, and connection—exactly what we\nlike to do at Dokhuis. \n\nAbout the Director\n\nHoussam Hamo is a Syrian filmmaker and composer from Aleppo. With a background\nin architecture\, he transitioned into fil mmaking and music.\n\nHis work combines sound\, image\, and memory\, explo ring themes such as loss and\nidentity. His films have been screened inter nationally and have received\nmultiple awards.\n\nThis event is free to at tend\, however with a donation ticket you support Dokhuis\nto keep events and workshops free in the future. URL:https://backend.prikbord.page/event/syria-beyond-the-war-the-loss-trilo gy-with-director-qanda GEO:51.895596;4.4672799 LOCATION:Dokhuis - Dokhuis Doklaan 10 Rotterdam Netherlands STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:libspeciaal::source::radar,libspeciaal::source::radar::rdam-alt- events,category::discussion/presentation,category::film,libspeciaal::price ::free,libspeciaal::price::by donation,libspeciaal::uid::ccbdb88f-2b13-4e8 5-b7f7-aefabc988823,libspeciaal::lastmod::1779053173,libspeciaal::url::htt ps://radar.squat.net/en/event/rotterdam/rotterdam-alternative-events/2026- 05-23/syria-beyond-war-loss-trilogy-director-qa X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This event is a personal and cinematic expl oration of Syria beyond headlines and statistics.
While numbers are oft en used to describe the Syrian conflict, they rarely capture its emotional reality. Behind these figures lies something much harder to express: what loss feels like. This is where art becomes essential.


During th is evening, introduced and guided by Tala & Jula van Dokhuis, we will watch three short films by Syrian filmmaker Houssam Hamo together. They wi ll guide you through the program and open the space for conversation, and reflection.
The films will explore different layers of loss, memory, an d identity:


Void follows a young woman caught i n a vicious cycle of denial after the loss of someone close to her. Throug h music and silence, the film expresses a sense of emotional emptiness.


Hibernate tells the story of a young boy who drea ms of making music in an environment where dreams feel distant.


Weaning portrays a mother confronting the departure of he r son. At the same time, the film explores questions of identity, inspired by an ancient myth and reimagined within a Syrian context.


Programme:
Walk in with a drink: 18:00 – 18:30
Screenin g of the short films 18:30 – 19:30
A short break 19:30 – 19:45
A liv e Q&A with the director 19:45 – 20:15
Syrian dinner 20:15 – 21:00

Although the films touch upon heavy themes, the evening is not in tended to leave you feeling sad. On the contrary, watching, listening, and discussing together can open up space for reflection, understanding, and connection—exactly what we like to do at Dokhuis.


About the Director


Houssam Hamo is a Syrian filmmaker and com poser from Aleppo. With a background in architecture, he transitioned into filmmaking and music.


His work combines sound, image, and memor y, exploring themes such as loss and identity. His films have been screene d internationally and have received multiple awards.


This event is free to attend, however with a donation ticket you support Dokhuis to k eep events and workshops free in the future.


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