This month, Exile Room travels to turbulent Syria to explore the different facets of the internet and its controversial contribution to art, love and politics. Is it a precious fountain of knowledge or a misleading trap? And is everything allowed in love and war?
What happened to Amina Arraf, the Syrian revolutionary who created the provocatively named blog “A Gay Girl in Damascus”, about what it means to be a lesbian in modern-day Syria? Can an online filtration turn into a desperate quest to the ends of the world, involving various intelligence agencies, top-tier global media and activist organisations?
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An experiment, an art installation, a film essay and a testimonial all at once, “Silvered Water, Syria Self Portrait” is a film puzzle that questions the very existence of cinema when the world is ravaged by so much violence, while reaffirming it with every single shot.
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