Abdullah Alassil
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Biography
Abdullah Alassil is a Los Angeles-based Syrian filmmaker, known for his compelling storytelling and diverse art techniques. Originating from Damascus, Alassil's early works like "The Confession" gained recognition at the Damascus International Film Festival. His venture into experimental cinema, as seen in his stop-motion televised thesis "#The_Suit," further showcased his narrative ingenuity. Granted political asylum in the US due to persecution in Syria for his activism related to freedom of expression and human rights, Alassil's relocation to Los Angeles marked a continuation of his exploration into complex themes. His recent works, such as "A Conflict" and "Vital Shot," illustrate this ongoing journey. A multifaceted artist, he is also a skilled multi-instrumentalist musician. Alassil's involvement in the film community extends as a member of the Arab Film and Media Institute in California, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the Film Independent Organization.
Known For
After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the incredible true story.
Peace by Chocolate
The professor Majid confesses to his friend Adil in the new year's eve about his love to the dead wife of that friend, the love that last more than 30 years without even telling her. Then other secret starts to to be revealed as the officer friend confesses as well why he had an affair with other women.
The Confession
In a sniper-threatened Los Angeles, a lone man's urgent quest for insulin intertwines with vivid memories, propelling him through a dangerous landscape where every step could be his last.
Vital Shot
Basil and his wife-to-be, Nora, have gone through a romantic love story during the revolution. However, their story was interrupted by the arrest, persecution and termination of Basil in 2015 by the Assad regime.
Open Source
Tears and water is a film about Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). In Malaysia, the temple at Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur,an 8-hour journey culminating in a flight of 272 steps to the top.Devotees carry containers containing milk as offering to Lord Murugan either by hand or in huge decorated carriers on their shoulders called 'kavadi'. The kavadi may be simple wooden arched semi-circular supports holding a carrier foisted with brass or clay pots of milk or huge, heavy ones which may rise up to two meters, built of bowed metal frames which hold long skewers, the sharpened end of which pierce the skin of the bearers torso.