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 documentaries, you have to deal with real people and their real feelings - you are working with real laughter, happiness, sadness. To try to reflect the reality is not the same as reality itself. That's why I think that making a good documentary is much harder than making a good feature film.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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