Yoman Khatib-Idlib
Fadi, dressed in a luxurious black suit, stood next to a screen in a movie theater in Los Angeles with a mixture of tension, confusion and shame after he received a flurry of applause from hundreds of attendees to see his documentary "The Last Men in Aleppo" Long documentary in March of last year.
One of the attendees, whispering in his ear and signs of crying on her face, said that what she had just seen was a masterpiece that was dazzling and painful at the same time. Its scenes and precise details shortened the situation of the Syrian people since the revolution began.
Halabi did not think that his participation in a peaceful demonstration in the city of Aleppo in mid-March 2011 would be a moment that would change his life and turn it upside down. It is a young man in the age of adolescence looking for a distant job to one of the most famous professional photographers in Syria.
to the best
"I was absolutely certain that the revolution would change our lives for the better," said Halabi, 25, of Al Jazeera Net. "We were simply in the era of the regime, just a herd of sheep in a shed living to eat, sleep and mate only, a step of creativity and superiority in Syria that was colliding with security pursuits."
He stressed the demise of the Syrian regime in the end, because the people who enjoy freedom are impossible to return to the cage and hand hands to the shackles again no matter how much the expense of the sacrifice of lives and destruction, especially young people who felt their value after getting out of the cloak of tyranny.
Fadi was filmed by chance after covering the peaceful protests in Aleppo through a telephone lens. Later, along with journalists and hobbyists, he founded the Aleppo Media Center in late 2012, where he gained experience and mastered the art of photography and worked for major satellite stations and international agencies.
In response to our question about the future of the revolution on the eighth anniversary of the revolution, he said: "Revolution gave us freedom and gave us a lot, personally I will spare no effort to stay on the path of those who died for its victory despite the plots and international abandonment and attempts to continue.
| Akad to address media activists at the conference of the White Helmet (Al Jazeera Net) |
Winds of Change
"With the success of the January revolution in Egypt and the fall of the regime of Hosni Mubarak, I realized in my heart that the winds of change are coming strongly to eradicate the oppressive regime from power in Syria forever. In this country there are all the reasons that push the people of all walks of life to come out demanding their freedom even if it costs sacrifice With everything he has, "says film director Hassan Qattan of Al Jazeera Net.
He likened his pre-revolutionary life to living in a tight-fisted box of will, thinking, feeling, and influence, a life of no value or weight. Even the ideas he had seen during his years in law school remained trapped, wrestling and wrestling, unlike the spiritual happiness and tranquility he had engulfed Since his first participation in a demonstration demanding freedom, then unleashed all his ideas and proceeded to implement.
He added that all revolutionaries throughout history waited for the moment of victory of the revolution to reap its fruits, except for the Syrian revolution, which gave opportunities to all despite its tragedies to create and excel in many areas, such as art, sports, politics and science. This in itself is a disgrace to the tyranny of tyranny and its supporters will remain close to each other And a bright spot in the history of the glorious Syrian uprising.
Documenting Crimes
The 28-year-old Kattan has contributed to documenting war crimes committed by the regime and its allies against the Syrians. In other films, he has highlighted the success stories of young men and women in Syria and abroad, and has won numerous awards, including the White Helmets.
According to the media director of the White Helmut Ayman Akkad, the revolution has changed dramatically the face of the people in a few years, and revealed the society of all groups, the policy of the system internally and based on devoting the concept of submission and surrender to the status quo and not utter the word "no" at all.
He pointed out in an interview with Al Jazeera Net that young people proved during the past eight years that he was creative, innovative and superior when he had the opportunity and found someone who appreciates his abilities and supports him, pointing out the need to care for youth intellectually in the areas liberated by civil society organizations.