Dreams of Daraa

A new #ITVSfunded #documentary follows the harrowing journey of one Syrian family. Now showing at Portland Film Festival 10/19 & 10/20.

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Thank you to the whole @ITVSIndies team! We couldn’t have done it without you 💕

[ITVS @ITVSIndies]

Congrats to #ITVSOpenCall funded Dreams of Daraa!

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

So honored to have received BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE at the #Portland Film Festival this week! https://t.co/3sLkXO3jDE

[HuffPost Women @HuffPostWomen]

"I felt myself dancing on the line between my role as a filmmaker, wanting to capture her real life, and my responsibility as a human being, wanting to help her." https://t.co/jPtQ4WQr7x

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Check out this @screenrant article and first look at the official DREAMS OF DARAA trailer! Hanadi will be joining us in-person this Wednesday 10/19 at 9pm and Thursday 10/20 at 2:30pm PST for the festival premiere @portlandfilm. Learn more at https://t.co/gt2Zg3Rbtj #Portland

[ScreenRant @screenrant]

Screen Rant presents an exclusive first look at the trailer for #DreamsofDaraa, a heartbreaking yet inspiring documentary about young Syrian mother Hanadi Alsaidi's journey to protect her family, which took her all the way to the United Nations: https://t.co/LfSHCcL6yq

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

DREAMS OF DARAA #film coming up this Sunday on @PBS @wetatvfm - the leading public broadcasting station in the nation's capital! Director @ReillyDowd's dream of one day making a #documentary first began in a @Georgetown @georgetownsfs classroom. #Syria https://t.co/YCSVkmD13t

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

PRIMETIME SLOT! Tune in 2night for @dreamsofdaraa #broadcast on ⁦@PBS⁩ ⁦⁦@EmpireKVCR⁩ @9pm PST. #Inspiring #film about moving forward in the face of great uncertainty. Directed by ⁦@ReillyDowd⁩ & Exec. Produced by ⁦⁦@joeberlinger⁩ ⁦#itvsfunded

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Sneak peek of @dreamsofdaraa #film #animation by Will Kim tells of one harrowing escape from #syria to @zaatarirefugeecamp. #sound design by @joe_beal & #music by @gingger_shankar. Check @pbs & @worldchannel #broadcast #tv listings. #itvsfunded #unhcr #refugees #RefugeesWelcome

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

So excited to announce that DREAMS OF DARAA will have its U.S. television broadcast premiere on Monday, September 13th at 5pm PST/8pm EST across multiple @PBS / @worldchannel / @NETA_Tweets Channels. Check out our #film website for details! @ITVSIndies https://t.co/sWAa7xhZmj

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Our Director/Producer @ReillyDowd is back at the UN in #Geneva for some pickup shots after a great visit with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. Stay tuned! https://t.co/y8gbdXuLqj #documentary

[Women Make Movies @womenmakemovies]

Congrats to the teams behind our Production Assistance Program films #TheInBetween and @DreamsofDaraa! @ITVSIndies @ReillyDowd @RobieFlores https://t.co/JMX1hkp1zM

[Dana Zureikat Daoud دانا زريقات @DanaZkat]

Why #Jordan’s Al Zaatari cinema means so much: It goes beyond cinema... 'These children need the power to #dream' https://t.co/DZFbgE9xUA

[Amnesty Syria @AmnestySyria]

A week ago, @amnesty launched a new website that captures the stories of #Syria’s disappeared and missing. We will not stop until the families of the disappeared know the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones. Join us in taking action: https://t.co/TSxBcR9IYv

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

We are so excited to announce that DREAMS OF DARAA has been selected for Open Call funding by @ITVSIndies! (Photo Credit: Barak Shrama)

[ITVS @ITVSIndies]

A warm welcome to @ReillyDowd and @jveetzz, whose documentary @DreamsofDaraa is now officially #ITVSfunded! https://t.co/IXdSl0tVL2

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Such an important & inspiring convo in #Boston w/ our @DreamsofDaraa director @ReillyDowd & fellow @georgetownsfs alums: filmmaker / fmr Congressional candidate, Jon @ossoff, producer @ChaosFilm @ilanarboleda & @indivisibledoc director Hilary Linder. #IMPACT @GUAlumni @Georgetown

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

War is not gender neutral. Displacement amplifies preexisting inequalities, leaving refugee women & girls more disadvantaged & vulnerable.

That is why UNHCR promotes their social & economic empowerment + girls’ access to education.
#WomenInPower19 #Harvard

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Check out this great discussion with Gini Reticker, Geeta Gandbhir and Julia Bacha, the brilliant filmmakers behind the (now streaming) Women, War & Peace | PBS series. https://t.co/YYF9emhUMk

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Great segment @JulieDressner! Everyone needs to see her film @personalstatmnt!

[The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport]

.@personalstatmnt director @JulieDressner and Enoch Jemott were on @CBSNews today to talk about the film and how the college admissions process impacts students from low-income backgrounds. Watch here:
https://t.co/UMCf7gL7kf

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Check out our director @ReillyDowd talking about where she got her start @georgetownsfs & what inspired her to make her #Documentary @DreamsofDaraa. https://t.co/WgyilATNUr via @YouTube

[Dreams of Daraa @DreamsofDaraa]

Calling all #DC friends! Join @VWanjikuN and @ReillyDowd this weekend at @Georgetown for @justownit. They'll be sharing lessons learned from making the film and talking plans for their impact campaign. #documentary #Impact #ownit #hoyas @gemahoyas

[Families for Freedom @FamiliesSyria]

Please share our letter as Syrian survivors of detention and families of the disappeared to the organisers of the Brussels III conference on the future of Syria: https://t.co/geYMCIhv72

@FedericaMog @GeirOPedersen