Famous British documentary filmmaker Sean McAllister’s film “A Syrian Love Story” is included in the International Documentary Competition at the 12^th Golden Apricot International Film Festival. Out of the 800 films, 13 have been selected for this competition.

It’s a story about love and family in the panorama of the Syrian conflict. The film was shot for five years and outlines the indescribable odyssey of political freedom in the West. For Radda and Amer, this is a journey of hope, dreams and despair for a revolution, the homeland and for them.

“I tried to stay away from politics as much as possible and focus on the love story of a family that is more universal than politics,” says the director, reports armradio. The director’s passion is the focal point and conflicts in the documentary film.

Dropping out of school at the age of 16, Sean McAllister worked at various factories in northern England until he got his hands on a camera and made his way to the National Film School, which he graduated from in 1996. His first two films (“Working for the Enemy” and “The Minders”) were presented for the Royal Television Society Award. Sean McAllister’s films present people fighting for survival and overcoming difficulties in all four corners of the globe. Becoming engaged in political and personal conflicts, they still try to interpret the world which they live in. During a press conference, the director admitted that the path to becoming a documentary filmmaker is difficult in many countries, including the UK.

Let us remind that British filmmaker Sean McAllister’s film “A Syrian Love Story” is included in the list of films presented for the International Documentary Film Competition at the 12^th Golden Apricot International Film Festival. Out of the 800 films, 13 were selected for the competition.