Project Detail

Ketermaya

Orphan refugee children at the camp in Ketermaya in Lebanon.

Synopsis

On a dusty hillside surrounded by olive trees, the children of Ketermaya play far away from the horrors of Syria. But life in the Lebanese refugee camp is far from easy. Disrupted education, the loss of loved ones, and the scars of war and chemical weapons weigh heavily in this extraordinary portrait of family and childhood innocence. An important corrective to narratives surrounding refugees, and a moving fable of hope and resilience in unimaginable circumstances

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
78 min
Format
HD 2k
Director
Lucas Jedrzejak
Producer
Bison Grass Films Ltd Lucas Jedrzejak
Co-Producer
Jane Oliver
Executive Producer
Lucas Jedrzejak
Editor
Lucas Jedrzejak, Leonie Van Der Shoor
Director of Photography
Lucas Jedrzejak
Sound
Leonie van der Shoor
Composer
Victoria Vijerante, Stephan Fletcher
Aerial Cinematography
Sky City Beirut
2nd Camera Unit
Leonie van den Shoor
Production Assistant
Nour Wahid
Translations
Maya Najem
Subtitles
Jane Oliver

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Production Status

Production Company

Sales Company

Bison Grass Films Ltd

10 Tylney Road
Sheffield
S2 2RY

Parallel Lines INC

810 S. Flower Street 810
Los Angeles
CA 90017
USA

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