Still Recording

Born in 1988 in Tartous, Syria. Saeed Al Batal is a citizen journalist, photographer and filmmaker. He has led numerous training courses in photography and news reporting. He has worked as a reporter for various radio stations and has been writing articles on Syrian current affairs for agencies and institutions worldwide. He is one of the founders of an online gallery entitled “Sam Lenses” and the “Humans of Syria” project. Still Recording is Saeed and Ghiath’s first co-directed feature-length film. They co-directed a short film entitled Frontline in 2014 and have both directed other short films separately.

Born in 1989 in Yabrod, Syria. Ghiath Ayoub is a filmmaker and visual artist. Graduate of the faculty of Fine Art University Damascus 2013. He is the co-founder of a number of open spaces across Beirut, such as "Riwaq Beirut" and "Workshop51". Ghiath also participates in various civil society initiatives, such as "Humans of Syria", and has done graphic design work and films featured on websites and in exhibition spaces globally. Still Recording is Saeed and Ghiath’s first co-directed feature-length film. They co-directed a short film entitled Frontline in 2014 and have both directed other short films separately.