August • 2025
Bakr was a professional and hardworking journalist. I enjoyed working with him and strongly recommend him.
Bakr A.
Toronto, ON, Canada
1 review$300 - $500 / Day
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I'm a videographer and filmmaker specialized in conflict, humanitarian and news stories, looking to move into commercials as marketing, and advertsing videos, along with independent and feature films. I based in Toronto. I started my career in the Middle East as a war correspondent (Reuters, Al Jazeera Arabic, Vice News) and transitioned into video work for humanitarian agencies (WHO, UNFPA, Syrian American Medical Society) and daily news (AP). I completed an MA in Filmmaking at the University of East London in 2021. I work as a freelance videographer, editor and/or director. I have made several films: my first film was for Vice News in 2015, was a finalist for the Prix Bayeux, and my second film was for Al Jazeera English in 2017, won Best Current Affairs Programme award at the 2018 Asian Film and Television Awards.
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RETURNING TO ASSAD’S MOST NOTORIOUS TORTURE PRISON IN SYRIA
In the weeks since Assad fell, more and more has emerged about the horrific prisons where his regime detained, tortured and murdered thousands of Syrians. The most notorious of those was Sednaya. Its very name instilled terror. When the regime fell hundreds were freed, including Abdulrahman Al Mokdad, who was detained in 2018 for protesting against the regime.
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- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Creative Director
Produced for Clover Films
The Boy Who Started the Syrian War
The documentary tells the story of Mouawiya Syasneh, the boy whose anti-Assad graffiti lit the spark that engulfed Syria. The documentary offers a glimpse into life in Daraa since the start of the conflict.
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- Director
The Decision
Syrian father and artist Mohammad Khrisat, 48, fled violence and destruction in 2013, crossing over the border into Jordan. Despite speaking the language and understanding the culture, Mohammad was an impoverished outsider, abandoning his art to scrape for work as a labourer, and all too aware that if they stayed in Jordan, their future would look no different. In 2015 he joined the tide of refugees surging towards Europe, risking his life to travel by plane, inflatable boat and foot to Germany. He was welcomed into a community of artists, and he embraced integration, taking language lessons, hosting parties and playing drums in a church band. When Mohammad was granted residency, he applied for family reunification, which was granted – partially: Mohammad’s wife and children could come, but not his widowed mother. Unable to contemplate leaving her alone in Jordan, Mohammad left everything he had built and returned to Jordan. Six years later, it is though Mohammad’s year and five months in Germany were a sad and beautiful, dream. He lives in the same apartment that he left behind in 2015, and he struggles to put food on the table and pay the rent. His children are older, and their futures vastly downsized. His mother is still alive; by her, he has done the right thing. But he cannot avoid his own conscience, and the knowledge that the repercussions of his decision will echo into future generations.
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The Battle for Syria's South
Daraa is where Syria's revolution began four years ago, which largely secular Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels continue to lead the struggle against Bashar al-Assad's regime. The documentary followed the Fallujah Horan brigade of the FSA and their charismatic commander Abu Hadi Aboud as they fight to push the regime out of Daraa's eastern suburbs.
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A LIFE IN THIS SPACE
As in much of the world, in Jordan people with Down Syndrome often struggle to integrate into mainstream life, even though many want to. Employment, personal growth, marriage and starting their own families are often impossible dreams, particularly in a society that often discriminated or dehumanizes disability. The Arabic shorthand for “Down Syndrome” is the derogatory “mongoli” – ‘mongoloid’. People with developmental delays are called “sick” or “majnoun” – ‘crazy’. Through the eyes of two main characters, the film explores how people with Down Syndrome are battling social exclusion and cultural taboos to find a place in Jordanian society. At Jasmine Society for Children with Down Syndrome, founder Awatif Abu Alrub works to educate Jordanian society about the capabilities of children with Down Syndrome to increase their participation in daily life. The centre offers training, community and learning resources for people with Down Syndrome and support for their families. But society and employers are slow to accept integration and would rather keep people with Down Syndrome hidden. Some people have beaten the odds, like twenty-year-old Majd. The film follows her in daily life, with her mother, and follow her in trains for the upcoming national karate championships, where she has a place on the mainstream, non-disability Jordanian team, plus she's won a black belt. A few families have even abandoned sons or daughters with Down Syndrome and left them to be cared for by charities like Jasmine Society. The film introduces viewers to twenty-year-old Lena whose mother abandoned her as a baby.
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A LIFELONG BATTLE FOR JUSTICE
Asma Khader is a prominent Jordanian lawyer and human rights advocate known for her contributions to women’s rights and social justice. The documentary about her career highlights her efforts in legal advocacy, including representing clients in human rights cases, promoting freedom of expression, and influencing legislative reforms to protect marginalized communities. It explores her challenges and the impact of her work on ongoing discussions about rights and governance in Jordan.
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- Lavalier Microphone
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