Alfoz Tanjour

A Documentary Film by Alfoz Tanjour about Damascus taxi drivers. Produced by Aljazeera Documentary Channel

Osama said, "I often took walks with Luna. We roamed around Damascus, where nothing could compare to the smell of bread and jasmine in the morning. Sometimes, Luna would tell me stories about wonderful cities."

The film takes us on a brief journey across the skies of Damascus, passing over the communities that have arrived in the Levant with all their cultural and civilizational characteristics, to immerse ourselves in their daily life, their homes, and their customs. We wonder: what remains of their original form, and what has been lost? And most importantly: What drives each of these relatively homogeneous groups to board the first bus bound for “Damascus”? What can Damascus offer that no other village or city within Syria can provide? And has Damascus fulfilled the dreams they brought with them? What is the common perspective shared by most of the arriving regions regarding Damascus and the original “village” model, and what does the idea of returning to it mean to each of these groups?

A MEMORY IN KHAKI is a cry out for that which is embattled inside the spirits of individuals who lived under the oppressive Syrian regime. The auteur's personal narrative is interwoven with those of other Syrian characters who were forced, because of their political beliefs, to leave the country before or after the revolution. The film sheds light on years of silence, fear and terror, and it dives into the stories, which were behind the eruption of Syria’s society and the start of its revolution. It is a Syrian account, which, by laying out the past, tells the story of the future.

After the Syrian Revolution number of political activists had to emigrate due to the regime's repression.

A Documentary Film by Alfoz Tanjour about Damascus taxi drivers. Produced by Aljazeera Documentary Channel

Osama said, "I often took walks with Luna. We roamed around Damascus, where nothing could compare to the smell of bread and jasmine in the morning. Sometimes, Luna would tell me stories about wonderful cities."

Osama said, "I often took walks with Luna. We roamed around Damascus, where nothing could compare to the smell of bread and jasmine in the morning. Sometimes, Luna would tell me stories about wonderful cities."

The film takes us on a brief journey across the skies of Damascus, passing over the communities that have arrived in the Levant with all their cultural and civilizational characteristics, to immerse ourselves in their daily life, their homes, and their customs. We wonder: what remains of their original form, and what has been lost? And most importantly: What drives each of these relatively homogeneous groups to board the first bus bound for “Damascus”? What can Damascus offer that no other village or city within Syria can provide? And has Damascus fulfilled the dreams they brought with them? What is the common perspective shared by most of the arriving regions regarding Damascus and the original “village” model, and what does the idea of returning to it mean to each of these groups?

A MEMORY IN KHAKI is a cry out for that which is embattled inside the spirits of individuals who lived under the oppressive Syrian regime. The auteur's personal narrative is interwoven with those of other Syrian characters who were forced, because of their political beliefs, to leave the country before or after the revolution. The film sheds light on years of silence, fear and terror, and it dives into the stories, which were behind the eruption of Syria’s society and the start of its revolution. It is a Syrian account, which, by laying out the past, tells the story of the future.

After the Syrian Revolution number of political activists had to emigrate due to the regime's repression.