It's difficult to make movies. For me it was easier, as a refugee in Switzerland, to make documentary films, because I didn't need a lot of money for it. The way I tell my story or my opinion would be very similar in both fiction and documentary forms. But I found I could speak more effectively to convey this brutal reality through documentary than I could through fiction.
With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create the characters who become… - Mano Khalil
With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create the characters who become…
- 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 …
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and documentary filmmaking. In doc… - Mano Khalil
Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and documentary filmmaking. In doc…
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