Watch Before Vanishing

Syrian documentary film, Before Vanishing, is the filmmaker's poignant journey from the beginning to the end of the famous Barada River, which encircles the Syrian capital city of Damascus. The journey shows how this once wondrous, life-giving water source has nearly dried up in the wake of destructive pollution, urban development and poor stewardship.

Artfully mingling sweeping shots of cityscape and landscape with intimate close-ups of the Syrian people, Before Vanishing paints an evocative portrait of the deterioration of a natural treasure and the social consequences that result.