7 Days in Syria

7 Days in Syria
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Rippberger
Produced byJanine di Giovanni, Robert Rippberger, Scott Rosenfelt, Matthew VanDyke
StarringJanine di Giovanni, Nicole Tung, Steven Sotloff, James Foley
CinematographyPatrick Wells, Matthew VanDyke
Edited byGabriel Cullen
Music byR. B. Music Group
Production
companies
Aletheia Films, Cinema Vertitas
Distributed byRo*co Films, Gunpowder & Sky
Release date
  • September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) (Awareness Film Festival)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic

7 Days in Syria is a 2015 American documentary film directed and produced by Robert Rippberger. Filmed in November 2012, it captures the human side of war and what life is like in Syria for the millions trying to escape. The film has played in over 50 cities worldwide (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dublin, Norrkoping, Amsterdam, and Sydney), on television in Denmark, Sweden, and China, to Angelina Jolie, to senior members of the United Nations, and at Britain's House of Lords. The film was released internationally by Ro*co films, throughout North America by Gunpowder & Sky, by Gathr films for theatrical-on-demand, and online through Hulu.