Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of course, the films were controlled and censored by the regime. But I still thought, around this time, that maybe making films would be good for me. I thought of expressing myself through this medium, and of doing something for the Kurds. The options were clear: either I'd work as a lawyer under the Baath regime or make movies independently.
The problem of ISIS is not recent. Ever since the Second World War, people in this region have been, and are today, living under brutal dictatorships… - Mano Khalil
The problem of ISIS is not recent. Ever since the Second World War, people in this region have been, and are today, living under brutal dictatorships…
- Mano Khalil
I am not saying that the Kurds are angels, but they have suffered too much. These people have a right to live in their country. The right just to be … - Mano Khalil
I am not saying that the Kurds are angels, but they have suffered too much. These people have a right to live in their country. The right just to be …
Even if you make a movie about a criminal locked up in prison, you may not support him as a criminal, but you have to like him on some level. You hav… - Mano Khalil
Even if you make a movie about a criminal locked up in prison, you may not support him as a criminal, but you have to like him on some level. You hav…
If my friends are going to the mountains with guns to fight, I will continue that fight, not with guns but with a camera. - Mano Khalil
If my friends are going to the mountains with guns to fight, I will continue that fight, not with guns but with a camera.
Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of course, the films were contro… - Mano Khalil
Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of course, the films were contro…
After school, I went to Damascus to study law and history, which I didn't really like. I didn't like history, in particular. In Syria, the regime was… - Mano Khalil
After school, I went to Damascus to study law and history, which I didn't really like. I didn't like history, in particular. In Syria, the regime was…
I dream about going back, but I know that it isn't easy. Thirty years of being in Europe has changed my life. I am not the Kurd from Syria anymore as… - Mano Khalil
I dream about going back, but I know that it isn't easy. Thirty years of being in Europe has changed my life. I am not the Kurd from Syria anymore as…
In all my documentaries, I have great respect for the people I work with. Really, I love them. And it's very important for me that when I finish a mo… - Mano Khalil
In all my documentaries, I have great respect for the people I work with. Really, I love them. And it's very important for me that when I finish a mo…
Documentary has been a way for me to establish myself as a filmmaker. It's my way of proving that I have a language, that I can say something through… - Mano Khalil
Documentary has been a way for me to establish myself as a filmmaker. It's my way of proving that I have a language, that I can say something through…
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