Authors:
Supervision:
Prof. Ulrike Franke
Prof. Alejandro Bachmann
Prof. Philip Scheffner
Prof. Ulrike Franke
Prof. Alejandro Bachmann
Prof. Philip Scheffner
Project type: 2. Projekt
A production of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne.
(Estahbes) استحبس

Authors:
Authors:
Subtitle: If Only the Year Had 364 Days
Year: 2026
Length: 01:20:25
Categories: Film / TV / Video, documentary
Year: 2026
Length: 01:20:25
Categories: Film / TV / Video, documentary
Project type: 2. Projekt
In 2013, in Damascus, a group of friends was detained in Branch 215. Estahbes is a personal journey between Syria and exile, an attempt to evoke memory and confront a past of imprisonment and a present of witnessing, holding a memorial for seven friends who died under torture.
Collaboration:
Written and Directed: Almourad AldeebCinematography: Ayham Khalifeh
Narrator: Almourad Aldeeb
Performative Intervention: Mustafa Kur
Camera & Lighting Assistant: Rawad Hamdan
Sound: Khaled Kurbeh, Wajd Najjar
Production: Almourad Aldeeb, Ayham Khalifeh, Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
Production Assistants: Ahed Aldeeb, Alma Khalifeh, Maikel Makdissi, Suhib Jaamour, Ramiz Khankan, Modoulamin jabbie
Editing: Almourad Aldeeb
Editing Consultants: Alejandro Bachmann, Fani Schoinopoulou, Dana Bunescu, Mustafa Kur, Maikel Makdissi
Color Grading: Ewald Hentze
Sound Mixing: Ralf Schipke
Sound Design: Khaled Kurbeh
Poster Design: Ayham Skaf
Credits Music: Khaled Kurbeh
Subtitling: Karma Swearky
KHM Equipment Rental: Norbert Keerl, Christian Turner, Flemming Kruck
KHM Projekt Office: Petra Clemens
Technical Support: Ronny Langer
KHM Press & PR: Ute Dilger
Distribution & World Sales: WindCinema
Supervision:
Prof. Ulrike Franke, Prof. Alejandro Bachmann, Prof. Philip ScheffnerA production of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne.




















