Ossama Mohammed
Ossama Mohammed, born in Lattakiya in 1954, is a Syrian filmmaker, script writer, tutor and lecturer who graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1979. His long fiction films and documentaries Silvered Water (2014), Sunduq al Dunya (2002) and Nujoom Al Nahar (1988) have all been selected for the Cannes Film Festival. His films were banned in Syria, but received critical acclaim and awards internationally. Ossama served as president of jury, tutor, and speaker in many festivals and workshops, including Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, MoMa, and DOX BOX. In 2015, he received the Prince Claus Award.
A double wedding in a small village turns to high drama when one bride runs away and the other refuses to go on with her marriage. Stars in Broad Daylight remains banned from screening in Syria because of its subversive representation and critical voice exposing how the violence of a patriarchal society seeps into the family unit.