3350 KM ٣٣٥٠ كم

by Sara Kontar

France
2024
13 min
Arabic / with French subtitles
Short film
Color

En Compétition 2024

Official synopsis

Father and daughter have been separated by 3,350 kilometres for seven years. He lives in Syria, she lives in exile. All they have left is to talk on the internet.

Biography and Filmography

Sara Kontar is a Syrian artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in France since 2016. She holds a Master's degree in animation cinema from L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris (ENSTA). Before her first documentary "3350 KM" in 2023, she created experimental video works, including "A Wave" in 2020 and "Back-And-Forth" in 2022, which were showcased at Centre Pompidou in 2022, followed by an exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in 2023. Her work focuses on her Syrian roots and the experience of exile. Sara is the founder of "Al-Ayoun," a space for visual storytellers in Syria and the diaspora.

2024 : 3350 KM  ٣٣٥٠ كم - Sara Kontar - Director

2021 : A wave - Sara Kontar - Director

 

by Sara Kontar

Sara Kontar is a Syrian artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in France since 2016. She holds a Master's degree in animation cinema from L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris (ENSTA). Before her first documentary "3350 KM" in 2023, she created experimental video works, including "A Wave" in 2020 and "Back-And-Forth" in 2022, which were showcased at Centre Pompidou in 2022, followed by an exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in 2023. Her work focuses on her Syrian roots and the experience of exile. Sara is the founder of "Al-Ayoun," a space for visual storytellers in Syria and the diaspora.

2024 : 3350 KM  ٣٣٥٠ كم - Sara Kontar - Director

2021 : A wave - Sara Kontar - Director