In 2011, in the early days of the Syrian revolution — back when it was still a series of protests and not yet a full on revolution — radio DJ Obaidah Zytoon and her rag-tag band of friends took to the streets with a hopeful curiosity. They were revolutionaries at heart, some with prior arrest records, who were eager to see the merciless Bashar al-Assad removed from power, and, being young, they recognized the power of the video camera and the necessity to document the horrors unfolding.

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The Venice Film Festival is now off and running, with feature films both big and small getting ready for their glitzy debuts. However, festivals are also great places to discover new documentaries, and one that will be looking to make waves both on the Lido and at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival is Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon‘s “The War Show.” And we have an exclusive look at the film which takes to the streets of the Arab Spring.

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