Filmmaking in Exile
CHASING THE DAZZLING LIGHT
Schweden 2023 – Director: Yaser Kassab – Original version with English subtitles – Length: 63 min.
Like his father in the 1980s, Yaser Kassab emigrated from Syria to Europe to become a filmmaker. Despite their physical separation, they work together on a film project via telephone and video calls. CHASING THE DAZZLING LIGHT draws a moving portrait of the relationship between father and son and reveals Kassab’s profound loneliness as he is separated from his family and finds it challenging to make a new start. Katharina Dolles
Biography
Yaser Kassab was born in Syria and lives in Stockholm. He works as a filmmaker and holds a master’s degree in film from the University of Gothenburg. His first film premiered at Cinema du Reel and received several awards.
Filmography (selection)
I HAVE SEEN NOTHING, I HAVE SEEN ALL, SY/LB 2019, 20 min.
ON THE EDGE OF LIFE, SY 2017, 45 min.
In cooperation with
No youth rating
Writer: Yaser Kassab, Rima Alhamedd. Camera: Rima Alhamedd, Hala Kassab. Sound: Yaser Kassab. Editing: Yaser Kassab. Production: Zenloop Productions AB. Producer: aser Kassab, Rima Alhamedd,. International Sales: Zenloop Productions AB. Distribution: Zenloop Productions AB.
