Wael Kadlo | 2018 | Syrië, Libanon | 65’ | EN subs

This film presents the filmmaker’s quest to better understand the shredded state of his family, while questioning the long-lasting socio-political crisis in Syria. Cancer, family dismantlement, and urban transformations are in The Way to Home a metaphor for a global crisis. After the film, Wael Kadlo, director of the film, will be in conversation with the Palestinian writer and journalist Rasha Hilwi.

This screening is in collaboration with SoKOON سُكُون. They are a cultural and artistic collective that brings together people from the Arab region who are now residents of the Netherlands or other European countries. They are ethnic, cultural, religious and gender diverse. Their name derives from “Sakan” which is an Arabic term for “home”. This is their first event in Filmhuis Cavia.