Obaidah Zytoon (Director/Writer) was born in Zabadani, Syria in 1976. She studied English literature at the University of Damascus before becoming a radio host and producer, working both in Syria and internationally. In 2008, Zytoon produced her first documentary film, Through Women's Eyes. Following the 2011 Syrian uprising, Zytoon co-founded the Syrian artist-activist collective Waw Al Wasel, which produces multimedia art and short films related to the Syrian conflict. She has also coached and trained young Syrians entering media and radio production. The War Show is Zytoon's first film as a director.
Andreas Dalsgaard (Director/Writer) has directed documentaries for over a decade. Educated in anthropology at Aarhus University and Paris Diderot University and film directing at the National Film School of Denmark, he has made award-winning films that have been shown at festivals worldwide and include Afghan Muscles (2007, American Film Institute Best Documentary), Copenhagen (2009, winner of the CILECT Prize 2010, awarded by the world association of film schools), Bogota Change (2009), The Human Scale (2012, Al Jazeera Documentary Film Festival Audience Award), Life Is Sacred (2015) and numerous shorts. Dalsgaard is co-founder of the production company Elk Film, writes and directs fiction for both film and theater and has given conferences and taught master classes worldwide.
