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FORUM 03 Case Study: Undo Censorship (Ctrl+Z) – The Director’s Cut! with Somar Jbawi & Alfoz Tanjour

Censorship destroys more than images – it also cuts down memories, voices and visions for the future. Undo Censorship: The Director’s Cut details how Syria's filmmakers were forced to struggle against state control for years. The film presents restored scenes and the original version of Little Sun (2007), supplemented by interviews with director Alfoz Tanjour, exposing the way that political power manipulates art while, at the same time, revealing how film can return as a form of resistance. A compelling testimony to the banal evils of control, the desire for freedom and the power of memory.

Presented with the support of the Goethe-Institut in Exile

06.11.25, 15:00h, Unterfilm Clubkino

Alfoz Tanjour

Alfoz Tanjour is an Austrian film director born in Syria. He studied Film Directing at the Academy of Fine Arts. Since his graduation Alfoz has worked as a director, cinematographer, editor and producer. He directed many short films, such as “A Little Sun”, and numerous documentaries, such as “Damascus, City Symphony”, “Rebellious Spirits”, “Faraway, so close to Homeland”, and “Wooden Rifle” which won the Public Liberties and Human Rights award at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival in 2013. He’s currently working on different projects for cinema and TV.

Somar Jbawi

Somar Jbawi is a Berlin-based Syrian filmmaker, certified editor, screenwriter and curator active since 1997. In 2015, he founded Film Festival in Exile, supported by the Goethe Institut and DOK.fest München, showcasing exiled Syrian and international films at festivals in Regensburg, Munich, Dresden, Hamburg and Interfilm Berlin. A Berlinale Talents alumnus (2008), he regularly serves on several international juries and advises programming across Europe.

Guevara Namer

Guevara Namer is a Berlin-based documentary filmmaker and visual artist whose work explores feminism, identity, and exile. Beginning her career in Damascus in 2005, she has collaborated internationally as director, cinematographer, researcher, and producer. A German Film Academy awardee (Lola 2022), she has contributed to award-winning projects presented at major festivals and broadcasters. Beyond filmmaking, she is an experienced panelist and consultant on MENA cinema, focusing on socio-political artistic storytelling.