The Story Won't Die
2021, English. Directed by David Henry Gerson.
THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, 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 WWII. The film is produced by Sundance Award-winner Odessa Rae (Navalny). Rapper Abu Hajar, together with other creative personalities of the Syrian uprising, a post-Rock musician (Anas Maghrebi), members of the first all-female Syrian rock band (Bahila Hijazi + Lynn Mayya), break-dancer (Bboy Shadow), choreographer (Medhat Aldaabal), and visual artists (Tammam Azzam, Omar Imam + 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.
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- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 29 April 2021
- Country
- Denmark, Germany, United States of America
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The Story Won't Die runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Story Won't Die isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Story Won't Die?
If you liked The Story Won't Die, try For Sama, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.
Who directed The Story Won't Die?
The Story Won't Die (2021) was directed by David Henry Gerson and stars Abu Hajar, Bahila Hijazi, Anas Maghrebi.