Mohamed Soueid
, 1998
, 70 min
One of Soueid’s finest and most representative cinematographic achievements, TANGO OF YEARNING melancholically exemplifies the relational essence of his cinema. It is at once a film about love (for cinema, for life and its characters), about Soueid’s work for the Lebanese state broadcaster Tele Liban, and about the mysterious death of the Egyptian Jewish actress Camelia. The…
, 1994
, 41 min
A documentary on the life and ambitions of a young Lebanese cross-dresser, the video follows her journey from soldier to cabaret dancer in an effort to raise funds for her sex change operation. Shot in Beirut, CINEMA FOUAD weaves a complex and multi-layered story of sexuality, identity, and desire, and paints a compelling portrait of its subject….
Maha Maamoun
, 2009
, 62 min
Relying exclusively on footage from Egyptian films that use the pyramids as backdrop, Domestic Tourism II explores the ways in which these iconic historical monuments can be re-appropriated from the “timelessness” of the tourist postcard and reinscribed by the political, social, and historical complexity of their urban landscape.
, 2008
, 1 min
Most Fabulous Place flips through postcards of Egypt’s main tourist attraction, the Pyramids of Giza, alongside a soundtrack of conversations from various Egyptian films that occur next to these iconic monuments.
Nahed Awwad
, 2006
, 3 min
“Not Just Any Sea!” encapsulates the yearning of Palestinians trapped in the West Bank for beachy shores that they are forbidden from visiting. In a romantic gesture, with waves caressing her feet, filmmaker Nahed Awwad appears to have a poetic longing for her lover. In a three minute monologue, her agony is revealed to be…
Annemarie
This witty satire draws a humorous comparison between a busy collection of ants and the liveliness of a Palestinian street. (Sound of the Street is one of 13 short films from the “Palestine, Summer 2006” collection, produced by the Palestinian Filmmakers’ Collective.)
Ayreen Anastas
, 2005
, 51 min
In 1963, Pasolini visited Palestine to search for locations for his film, the Gospel according to Matthew. His journey included locations in Nazareth and the Galilee, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Bethlehem and the Naqab. Pasolini conducted quick conversations with a biblical scholar don Andrea Carraro and later included a voice over with his comments and…
, 2003
, 15 min
Documenting the Art Installation “Going for a Ride?” made by the Palestinian Artist Vera Tamari. The installation is a statement on the aggressive and deliberate crushing of hundreds of privately-owned cars by Israeli tanks in Ramallah and El-Bireh during the military incursions in the two towns in 2002. It focuses on crushed cars because of…
Enas I. Al-Muthaffar
Between Jerusalem and Ramallah not only is there now a huge existing wall on the ground, but also a non-tangible wall in the minds and hearts of people. It is a short drive from here to there, yet when asked whether they know the way to Ramallah, many find it a hard question to answer….
, 17 min
In a landscape now interrupted by military checkpoints, a group of Palestinian filmmakers attempt to reach Jerusalem. When they decide to avoid a closed checkpoint by taking an unused side road, the landscape unravels, and the passengers are slowly taken apart by the mundane brutality of military occupation. “like twenty impossibles” is both a visual…
