After Spring
{{Short description|2016 film}}
{{Infobox film
| italic_title = After Spring
| director = Ellen Martinez
Steph Ching
| released = {{Film date|2016}}
| country = United States
}}
After Spring is a 2016 documentary film directed by Ellen Martinez and Steph Ching that follows two families of refugees living in Zaatari, the largest refugee camp for Syrians.
Background
The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival{{Cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/after-spring-2016|title=After Spring {{!}} 2016 Tribeca Film Festival|website=Tribeca|access-date=2016-06-19|archive-date=2016-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816013614/https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/after-spring-2016|url-status=dead}} and its international premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest.{{Cite web|url=https://sheffdocfest.com/films/6094|title=Sheffield Doc/Fest: Sheffield International Documentary Festival|website=sheffdocfest.com|access-date=2016-06-19|archive-date=2016-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806134041/https://sheffdocfest.com/films/6094|url-status=dead}} It is mostly in Arabic and Korean.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.afi.com/the-afi-docs-interview-after-spring-directors-steph-ching-and-ellen-martinez/|title=The AFI DOCS Interview: AFTER SPRING Directors Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez|website=American Film|language=en-us|access-date=2016-06-19}}
Funds were raised on Kickstarter for the production of the film.{{Cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/stories/tribeca-film-festival-2016-kickstarter-funded-films-documentaries-shorts|title=19 Kickstarter-Funded Films Will Premiere at Tribeca 2016 {{!}} Tribeca|website=Tribeca|access-date=2016-06-19|archive-date=2017-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405125715/https://tribecafilm.com/stories/tribeca-film-festival-2016-kickstarter-funded-films-documentaries-shorts|url-status=dead}}
=Public Screenings=
In May 2019, Sufra hosted a fundraiser in support of Syrian refugees labelled “From Syria, with Love.” The event involved a screening of the film After Spring. All money raised was directly donated to support refugees and asylum seekers.{{Cite web|url = https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/sufra-foodbank-film-and-food-fundraiser-1-6051569|title = Stonebridge charity hosts from Syria, with Love fundraiser in support of refugees|date = 15 May 2019|access-date = 4 June 2019|archive-date = 21 October 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201021075702/https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/sufra-foodbank-film-and-food-fundraiser-1-6051569|url-status = dead}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|5530986}}
Category:2016 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
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