About
We Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.
Our film uses intimate footage and animation to follow how this group of women find laughter and purpose as they come together to perform the ancient Greek play, Antigone. In 2014, Open Art organised a theatre workshop with Syrian women refugees in Beirut in order to help them find community and process their trauma as a result of the ongoing conflict in Syria. This film focuses on the resilient, intelligent, articulate Syrian women who are picking up the pieces of their lives and moving forward in spite of the situation back home.
Upcoming Screenings
Click on the dates below to find out more about each event. Here’s what we have coming up:
October 9 - Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
October 16 - Le Fresnoy, Lille, France
October 21 - 3rd Annual WNY Refugee Film Festival, Buffalo, New York, USA
THE TEAM
Find out about the team behind We Are Not Princesses; their mission, their past experience, alongside links to personal content.
The Actresses
Read moving interviews with some of these courageous women as they tell us about their new lives and what they miss about home.
Festival Photos
Click to see images of our tour of We Are Not Princesses.
SUPPORT
