October 2024
Ibrahim Shaddad, Eltayeb Mahdi, Suliman Elnour
ARAB FILM SERIES PRESENTS Founded in April 1989 by Ibrahim Shaddad, Eltayeb Mahdi and Suliman Elnour, just months before Omar Albashir’s military coup, the Sudanese Film Group (SFG) is a collective of filmmakers with a goal to maintain and develop Sudanese cinema. After returning from their film studies abroad, the members spread their love of cinema through film productions,…
Mary Jirmanus Saba, Sami Al Salamoni, Tareq Rantisi, Mustafa Abu Ali, Arab Loutfi, Basma al-Sharif
IMAGES HIJACKING SCREENS FOR LIBERATIONSnapshots Reflecting Palestine (1973-2023) Featuring: Mustafa Abu Ali, Basma al-Sharif, Arab Loutfi, Sami Al Salamoni, Mary Jirmanus Saba, and Tareq Rantisi. Curated by Ali Hussein AlAdawy Screening Online: October 11 – 25, 2024RSVP: artearchive.orgAvailable worldwideFREE / $5 suggested donation In-Person Screening: October 30, 6:45 PMAddress: Weis Cinema, Bard CollegeScreening introduced by Adam Haj Yahia and followed by a Q&A between…
September 2024
Sky Hopinka, Joe Namy, Oraib Toukan, Basma al-Sharif, Emily Jacir, Coleman Collins
ON LANDSCAPES, RUINS AND PATTERNS OF REMEMBERING Featuring work by: Basma AlSharif, Coleman Collins, Sky Hopinka, Emily Jacir, Joe Namy, and Oraib ToukanCurated by Fawz Kabra Screening of Remind me to Remember to Forget, Mnemonics of Shape and Reason, 15 Palestinian Minutes in Palestine, Lydda Airport, Libretto-o-o, Specular fiction, and CAPITALFollowed by Q&A with Emily Jacir and Coleman Collins ON LANDSCAPES, RUINS AND PATTERNS OF REMEMBERING is…
August 2024
Noor Abed, Yousef Srouji
Join Us at Brooklyn Commons Park with Three Promises by Yousef Srouji + our songs were ready for all wars to come by Noor Abed Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024Location: Brooklyn Commons Park, 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201Admission: FREE with RSVPTickets : FREE W/ RSVP Event Schedule: This program is presented in partnership with Rooftop Films. Three PromisesDirected by Yousef SroujiPalestine / US…
July 2024
Djibril Diop Mambéty, Kaveh Nabatian
TRACES OF THE UNKNOWN brings together films addressing the human condition through stories and mysterious occurrences connected to spirits and gods derived from West African and Afro-caribbean diasporic religions. Featuring Djibril Diop Mambety’s Le Franc (1994) and Kaveh Nabatian’s Sin La Habana(2020) and Kite Zo A (2023), the filmmakers present narratives rooted in temporal realities and contexts, revealing cycles as well as…
Hind Shoufani
Join us for this month’s Arab FIlm Series online feature film: Trip Along Exodus: a personal, political and poetic documentary by Palestinian poet and filmmaker Hind Shoufani! Screening Online: July 8 – 18, 2024RSVP: arabfilmseries.orgFREE / $5 suggested donationAvailable Worldwide Trip Along Exodus, Hind Shoufani, Syria/ Lebanon/ US/ Palestine, 2015, 120 min. Arabic and English with Arabic/English Subtitles Trip…
June 2024
Sherko Abbas
, 2019
, 60 min
May 2024
Sarah Saidan, Sofia El Khyari, Huda Razzak, Ayçe Kartal, Mahmoud Hamdi
Featuring: Sofia El Khyari, Mahmoud Hamdi, Ayçe Kartal, Huda Razzak, Inna Sahakyan and Sarah Saidan.Curated by Lila Nazemian Online screening: May 7 – 19RSVP: artearchive.orgShorts Available worldwide, Aurora’s Sunrise available in the U.S.FREE / $5 suggested donation In-person Screenings: Date: Thursday, May 9Inna Sahakian’s Aurora’s SunriseAtamian Hovsepian Curatorial PracticeAddress: 227 E 24th St, New YorkTicket Price: $5Link to Tickets Here…
April 2024
Ammar Obeid, Reem Al-Ghazz, Wael Kadlo, Yazan Rabee
REVOLUTION OF THE WIND …
The African Film Institute presents Ahmed El Maanouni’s Al Hal [Trances] Thursday, April 18 at 7pme-flux172 Classon AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11205USA Ahmed El Maanouni’s Al Hal [Trances] is a classic of Moroccan cinema and a compelling introduction to it. While presenting itself as a music documentary on the iconic band Nass El Ghiwane, it is also a film about…
