noofs1

i find the "alternative" question offensive. people want to live dignified lives, i think they'll keep pushing until they can...so yes. dictatorship is not a natural expectation for them...they want the right to live, speak, and act freely. how can we demonize them for doing all they can to fight for it, especially when no one has stood on their side? we (westerners) are no better or more deserving then syrians (or anyone else) of those freedoms.

i think the work you've produced is amazing, and i'm so happy you made it out safely. i am an american who was recently in Syria, and I understand the stress you were under (to some degree), and the technical difficulties and limitations you must've faced as a filmmaker in a war zone.

your last point got me thinking about the people who are struggling to be heard. if you go back, i hope you will amplify their voices by turning the camera toward them as well. i think that is a story the world needs to hear. thank you again.

what interested you in going to syria? every filmmaker has a story they're trying to tell - what was the syrian story? do you have plans to go back? did you meet with peaceful activists?

thank you for sharing the experience!