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50 Feet From Syria [2015]
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50 Feet From Syria
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Language
English Arabic
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Syria ; Turkey ; United States of America : Spin Film, 2015.
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Physical Description
HDD (39 min.)
Contents Summary
With a suitcase full of donated stainless-steel bone implants, Syrian-American surgeon Hisham Bismar arrives at a Turkish hospital on the Syrian border, ready for anything. What he finds is horror, chaos, and an ocean of refugees in need of medical care. He witnesses colleagues who perform operations without anesthesia, stories of Syrian government snipers targeting pregnant women and children, and images of 55 gallon barrels filled with shrapnel and TNT deliberately dropped on civilians. With dull drill bits and ill-fitting bone and joint implants Bismar repairs the bodies of the wounded fortunate enough to find their way to the hospital, both civilian and fighter. Amongst this remarkable work, remarkable people abound; ‘M’, a ‘Turkish Schindler’ selflessly crossing the border each day to retrieve the wounded and ferry them to the care of surgeons, and “AM” a hero among his peers for his willingness to live for years in Syrian field hospitals repeatedly bombed by the Assad regime. ‘50 Feet From Syria’ is a portrait of a quiet and determined man, performing intricate acts of medical necessity undeterred by the chaos and complexity of war around him. The film serves as a snapshot in time illustrating the current plight of Syrian refugees and indelibly communicating the human cost of one of the most brutal, dehumanizing conflicts in modern history that continues to destroy and displace millions of lives.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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DIGIFILMOSA Film LibraryOSA Film LibraryFL Record 4192-Audio VisualAccess Copy, MP4 format
50 Feet From Syria [2015]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00005916
MovingImageIconMoving Image
General Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
50 Feet From Syria
General Information
Language
English Arabic
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
General Information
Published
Syria ; Turkey ; United States of America : Spin Film, 2015.
General Information
Physical Description
HDD (39 min.)
Contents Summary
With a suitcase full of donated stainless-steel bone implants, Syrian-American surgeon Hisham Bismar arrives at a Turkish hospital on the Syrian border, ready for anything. What he finds is horror, chaos, and an ocean of refugees in need of medical care. He witnesses colleagues who perform operations without anesthesia, stories of Syrian government snipers targeting pregnant women and children, and images of 55 gallon barrels filled with shrapnel and TNT deliberately dropped on civilians. With dull drill bits and ill-fitting bone and joint implants Bismar repairs the bodies of the wounded fortunate enough to find their way to the hospital, both civilian and fighter. Amongst this remarkable work, remarkable people abound; ‘M’, a ‘Turkish Schindler’ selflessly crossing the border each day to retrieve the wounded and ferry them to the care of surgeons, and “AM” a hero among his peers for his willingness to live for years in Syrian field hospitals repeatedly bombed by the Assad regime. ‘50 Feet From Syria’ is a portrait of a quiet and determined man, performing intricate acts of medical necessity undeterred by the chaos and complexity of war around him. The film serves as a snapshot in time illustrating the current plight of Syrian refugees and indelibly communicating the human cost of one of the most brutal, dehumanizing conflicts in modern history that continues to destroy and displace millions of lives.
Subjects
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
Digital Film
Item Type
Digital Film
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
FL Record 4192
Volume Info
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Shelving Location
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Public Note
Access Copy, MP4 format