Locus Cordis
Conquered by Israel in 1967, the Syrian Golan has a military border running through it, which families “cross” by shouting to their loved ones. From his European exile, anxiety-ridden Alhasan Yousef attempts to break free from his inner isolation with this exploration of the power of sound, in an effort to reconnect with his lost country from afar.
Alhasan Yousef is a Syrian documentary and fiction filmmaker and photographer based in Brussels, Belgium. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Audiovisuals from the Lebanese University in Beirut and a master’s degree in Documentary Film Directing from the DocNomads Program in Portugal, Hungary, and Belgium.Alhasan approaches his fictional works by portraying norms in a way that encourages viewers to analyse alternative truths. In his documentaries, he strives to draw on his subjectivity in an experimental and personal way recounting experienced social, political, and emotional narratives that reflect on identity, desires, and dislocation.
