Twelve years in the making, Republic of Silence is a cinematic memoir that explores the life of Diana El Jeiroudi, beginning with her childhood memory of receiving a camera from her father at age seven. The film is a mosaic of fragile moments from her life, accompanied by a tragedy on an epic scale. It juxtaposes her formal and orderly life in Berlin with her life in Damascus, which is marked by dictatorship, wars, and political corruption.
Republic of Silence
The next movie, Republic of Silence, is a 12-year labor of love, a poignant and introspective film that blends the filmmaker's personal experiences into a captivating narrative.