[1] It depicts the ongoing civil war in Syria and the efforts of activists Mouaz Moustafa and Razan Shalab-al-Sham to raise international support for the revolution and to promote democracy in the Middle East.

[3] The film was later acquired by distribution company FilmBuff and released through Video On Demand in July 2014.

Following its premiere at Hot Docs 2014, Bob Turnball of "Eternal Sunshine of the Logical Mind" deemed Red Lines as "an early candidate for the most moving film of the festival.

"[5] Red Lines was also acclaimed to be "one of the most inspiring films this year" by Myrocia Watamaniuk, International Programmer for Hot Docs.

[17] The UK premiere took place September 25 at the Rich Mix Cultural Foundation.