The War Show
Season 30 Episode 4 | 1h 23m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
The fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends and journalists.
Radio host Obaidah Zytoon captures the fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends and journalists. Beginning with peaceful Arab Spring protests 2011, The War Show offers a four-year, ground-level look at how the country spiraled into bloody civil war.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
The War Show
Season 30 Episode 4 | 1h 23m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Radio host Obaidah Zytoon captures the fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends and journalists. Beginning with peaceful Arab Spring protests 2011, The War Show offers a four-year, ground-level look at how the country spiraled into bloody civil war.
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Behind the Lens: How does The War Show portray Syria through
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 39s | Andreas Dalsgaard on The War Show's unique point of view on Syria (1m 39s)
Behind the Lens: Why you should watch The War Show
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 49s | Andreas Dalsgaard explains why you should watch The War Show in 30 seconds. (49s)
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 50s | We find out what happens to Amal, Lulu, Rabea and men murdered in Syrian prisons. (3m 50s)
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 50s | Members of Obaidah’s small group of friends who are attacked, arrested, and murdered. (2m 50s)
Classroom Clip: From Protest to Armed Conflict
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 4m 7s | A young girl tearfully recalls an uncle who was shot and killed while protests escalate. (4m 7s)
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 33s | Lulu participates in her first demonstration. Obaidah describes the ritual of disobedience (1m 33s)
Classroom Clip: Meeting Obaidah and Amal
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 5m 38s | Obaidah, the film’s narrator, introduces her radio show and one of her devoted listeners. (5m 38s)
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 46s | Rabea’s arrest for being a musician and how the government fought art with violence. (3m 46s)
Classroom Clip: More Than One Enemy
Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 50s | Obaidah and friends are threatened. Assad's opponents want to create an Islamic caliphate. (2m 50s)
Preview: S30 Ep4 | 2m | The fate of Syria captured through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends. (2m)
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