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…
Huda Razzak
, 2021
, 7 min
A granddaughter visits her ailing grandma in a hospital during a flood, bringing back fond memories of the past – spilling over into fantastical visions in the present – as an ancient tale comes to life.
April 2024
Wael Kadlo, Yazan Rabee, Ammar Obeid, Reem Al-Ghazz
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Reem Al-Ghazz
, 2023
, 67 min
Before taking the stage, a group of young Syrian women acting in a work of documentary theatre must unravel the legacy of patriarchy in their upbringing – all while making their lives anew in Germany and coming into their own.
Julia Bacha
, 94 min
Synopsis: When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across 36 states in America. Boycott traces the impact of state legislation designed to…
September 2023
Pegah Pasalar, Mounira Al Solh, Basma al-Sharif, Suneil Sanzgiri
EVERYWHERE WAS THE SAMEFeaturing Pegah Pasalar, Mounira Al Solh, Basma al-Sharif, Suneil Sanzgiri, and Mirene Arsanios In-person Sep 12, 2023 screening:at e-flux Screening Room at 7 pm ETScreening will be followed by a conversation with filmmakers Pegah Pasalar and Suneil Sanzgiri moderated by writer Mirene Arsanios.Address: 172 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205Get Tickets here Online Screening:…
Basma al-Sharif
, 2007
, 11 min
In an empty room, a slideshow projection of abandoned places plays alongside the narrative of two girls who find themselves on the shores of a pre-apocalyptic paradise. Told through subtitle text that weaves fact and fiction together, the story of a massacre unfolds. When the image and text malfunction and the story is no longer…
Suneil Sanzgiri
, 2019
In 1961, fourteen years after India gained independence from Britain, the Indian Armed Forces defeated the last remaining Portuguese colonizers in the newly formed state of Goa. The artist’s father was eighteen at the time, and had just moved away from his small village of Curchorem to Bombay for school when news reached him about…
Dina Amer
, 90 min
Synopsis: Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in…
July 2023
Zayn Alexander, Jenna Mahmoud-Bosco, Shayma Aziz, Darine Hotait, Randa Ali, Reem Jubran, Lily Ekimian Ragheb and Ahmed T. Ragheb
PRAYER OF THE WANDERER is a short film program that explores the complex and multifaceted experiences of Arab American immigrants in their pursuit of identity within the context of living in the United States. By delving into their narratives, this event seeks to shed light on the richness and diversity of Arab American cultural heritage…
