Syrian filmmaker Orwa Nyrabia speaks
about his new film, ‘Return to Homs’“When an American audience finally feels that what’s happening in Syria is a human situation they can identify with, then we can all together find a way to do something.”
Nyrabia is quick to add that his criticism of Western indifference does not apply to the cinematic world. “We always have wonderful support from organizations, filmmakers, festivals. All of these people who are not [political] decision-makers are really very human and connected and believe in what we’re doing.
In that sense, we’re not alone. We couldn’t have done it alone.”