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Edge of the Valley

A nine-year-old Syrian refugee girl contemplates her increasingly bleak future after being forced to drop out of school.

Young Syrian refugee girl resting in a potato field after working, from 'Edge of the Valley' documentary.
Director & producer
Daniel Benjamin Wheeler
Year

2021

Runtime

8 mins

IMDb

Logline

A nine-year-old Syrian refugee girl contemplates her increasingly bleak future after being forced to drop out of school in the midst of Lebanon’s unprecedented economic collapse and battle with Covid-19.

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Awards

Year
Project
Award
2021
Edge of the Valley
Award of Excellence - One-Reeler Film Competition

Credits

Directed by
Daniel Benjamin Wheeler
Producers
Daniel Benjamin Wheeler & Sandra Arslanian
Cinematography
Karim Ghorayeb
Original Music by
Alex Baranowski
Sound Design
Andrej Bako

Press interviews

“Refugee children pulled from school to make ends meet in Lebanon” – interview with Beirut Today. Read the article.