September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) (Awareness Film Festival)
Running time
75 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
English, Arabic
7 Days in Syria is a 2015 American documentary film directed and produced by Robert Rippberger. Filmed in November 2012, it captures the human side of war and what life is like in Syria for the millions trying to escape. The film has played in over 50 cities worldwide (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dublin, Norrkoping, Amsterdam, and Sydney),[1][2][3][4] on television in Denmark, Sweden, and China,[5] to Angelina Jolie,[6][7] to senior members of the United Nations, and at Britain's House of Lords.[8] The film was released internationally by Ro*co films, throughout North America by Gunpowder & Sky, by Gathr films for theatrical-on-demand, and online through Hulu.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Synopsis
7 Days in Syria is a portrayal of the human side of war. The film looks out the people of Aleppo, chronicling the civilians keeping the city running, providing bread, administering medical supplies, burying dead bodies, and those internally documenting the atrocities for posterity and war tribunals.
Reception
Critical response
7 Days in Syria gives a window into the lives of families struggling to survive on the frontlines of the Syria conflict. Their courage and resilience shines through in impossible circumstances.
Beyond sobering, filmmaker Robert Rippberger's snapshot of the ongoing Syrian Civil War brings the conflict unprecedented visibility via war journalist and Middle East specialist Janine di Giovanni.
