Episode 401: In The Seats With...David Henry Gerson and 'The Story Won't Die'

The right of artistic expression is one that we tend to take for granted....On this episode we dive into a very important and poignant documentary that reminds us of something we often taken for granted in a country like Canada.  On VOD now, it's 'The Story Won't Die'This film is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and process what is currently the world’s largest and longest ongoing displacement of people since World War II. The film is produced by Sundance Award-winning producer Odessa Rae (Navalny).Rapper Abu Hajar, together with other celebrated creative personalities of the Syrian uprising, a post-Rock musician (Anas Maghrebi), members of the first all-female Syrian rock band (Bahila Hijazi and Lynn Mayya), break-dancer (Bboy Shadow), choreographer (Medhat Aldaabal), and visual artists (Tammam Azzam, Omar Imam and Diala Brisly), use their art to rise in revolution and endure in exile in this new documentary reflecting on a battle for peace, justice and freedom of expression. It is an uplifting and humanizing look at what it means to be a refugee in today’s world and offers inspiring and hopeful vantages on a creative response to the chaos of war. We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with director David Henry Gerson to talk about what caused him to make this film, how he found such a diverse array of subjects and so very much more....The Story Won't Die is on all VOD platforms now....