Film

Half Moon

6.020251h 32m9Documentary

Age rating: 9
Director: Frank Scheffer
Year: 2025

An elegiac documentary following virtuosic clarinettist and composer Kinan Azmeh, a Damascus-born musician living in exile, as he attempts to find meaning and purpose after the outbreak of war in Syria. A profound exploration of the role art can play in forging identity and community.

Top cast

Kinan Azmeh

Self

Dima Orsho

Basilius Arawad

Yo-Yo Ma

Self

Eric Vloeimans

Directed by

Frank Scheffer

Written by

Frank Scheffer, Lies Janssen

Produced by

Niek Koppen, Jan de Ruiter, Jia Zhao