Syrianna

About 3 and a half years ago I applied for a feature. I got to shoot that. Sarah Strachen was an actress in it. Over a year later she recoommended me onto another feature. I got to shoot that too. Through that I met Robert Cranbinus who was an actor on it. I didn't really speak to him proper for about a year and a half. I shot The Good Muslim recently which he directed. The Production Mananger on that was Audrey Destandau. I didn't really get to speak to her until after the shoot. She is currently producing a documentary about Iraqi women sold to prostitution to work in Syria. They have a female cameraperson in mind but I want to do this project. I have recieved information and work they have planned to shoot soon and the BBC may commission it. She asked me if I would go to Syria and I said yes straight away. I don't have an issue with it. Not yet and I don't think I will.

At the moment I am a technical adviser for the doc. I hope I am offered to shoot it. I cannot think of a better spent time to spend my summer, or any time of year or, any time in my life. Because what one is doing is, documenting an important issue and more importantly, a part of their lives.

With Hamas taking control of the Gaza Strip now, the shift of power in the region has been said can be the start of something more grand involving now Syria. I feel it ever more important to bring forth the issues in daily peoples lives as the Geo- Political issues are already reported upon in the corporate media.

If I do one more job this year, this is the one I want to do.

- J