Nicolas Cannicionni
About
Nicolas Canniccioni studied still photography and later filmmaking (Matane, Concordia University - Quebec). Since then, his collaboration with directors such as Philippe Lesage, Juan Andrès Arrango, Jean-François Caissy, Simon Lavoie and Michael Rowe have been celebrated in major film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, Toronto, Venice, Rotterdam, Camerimage, MOMA). His work, both in fiction and documentary, has captured portraits and landscapes of great diversity, from fishermen in the South American jungle, to Canadian Army recruits in Quebec, to members of the First Nations of the Northern tundra. Zaynê Akyol’s new film ROJEK, ONE DAY is his first venture in the Middle East.
Rojek, One Day
ROJEK, ONE DAY is an intimate conversation with some of the most important members of the Islamic State (IS), who are currently being detained in Syria. As a backdrop, a country trying to stay vigilant as it struggles to recover from years of war.