ComingSoon is excited to debut a clip from The Story Won’t Die. The documentary on Syrian artists will see a worldwide digital release on June 21, which is World Refugee Day, and is receiving theatrical releases in Los Angeles today (via Laemmle Theatres) and on June 17 in New York City (via Cinema Village). It is directed by David Henry Gerson and features Medhat Aldaabal, Tammam Azzam, Diala Brisly, Abu Hajar, Bahila Hijazi, Omar Imam, Lynn Mayya, Anas Maghrebi, and Mhd Sabboura.
“Rapper Abu Hajar, together with other celebrated creative personalities of the Syrian uprising, a post-Rock musician (Anas Maghrebi), members of the first all-female Syrian rock band (Bahila Hijazi and Lynn Mayya), break-dancer (Bboy Shadow), choreographer (Medhat Aldaabal), and visual artists (Tammam Azzam, Omar Imam, and Diala Brisly), use their art to rise in revolution and endure in exile in this new documentary reflecting on a battle for peace, justice, and freedom of expression,” says the description. “It is an uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to be a refugee in today’s world and offers inspiring and hopeful vantages on a creative response to the chaos of war.”
Check out the Story Won’t Die clip below:
The Story Won’t Die has a 93-minute runtime and is not yet rated.
