CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
ULTIMATE UN-NECESSITIES
15/12 - 31/7/2021
Has art ever been a basic human need?
Workshop . 16 July 2016, 12 PM - 6 PM
MARKET MORNING & OPEN EMBROIDERY
SATURDAY MARKET
Shop and stitch in the sunshine!
Talk . 23 July 2016, 10 AM - 4 PM
TALKS AT THE SEAMS
DISCUSSING PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY
he discussion will engage with concerns surrounding the pictorial role of embroidery in Palestinian art history; the work of embroidery NGOs and craft-production as empowerment; the shaping of identity and embroidery’s role in resistance
Tour . 29 July 2016, 11 AM - 12 PM
CURATOR TOUR
RACHEL DEDMAN & LAMA MAWLA
A guided tour of 'At the Seams'
Workshop . 23 August 2016, 10 AM - 2 PM
SCREEN-PRINTING WORKSHOP
FARAH FAYYAD
Participating children will create their own illustrations to be printed on t-shirts and back sacks
Talking Music . 13 September 2016, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
FATOU DIWARA
MEET THE ARTIST
Discover Diawara and her musical achievements
Book Launch . 17 September 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM
VANISHED
AHMED MASOUD
The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda
Screening . 7 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
RECOLLECTION
KAMAL ALJAFARI
The Israeli and American features shot in the town of Jaffa from the 60s to the 90s are the basis for the story of a dream. All protagonists are removed from the original footage, leaving an empty setting formed by the town. Thus, the impossible is made possible from the ‘I’ perspective, namely filming the past and compiling a picture album made of memories
Talk . 11 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
SEA OF STORIES: VOYAGES OF THE PALESTINIAN ARCHIVES
AHMAD BARCLAY & HANA SLEIMAN
The story of the archives of the Palestinian national movement reveals a narrative of exile and fragmentation that reflects the Palestinian experience itself.
Performance . 13 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
A PERFORMANCE DESPERATELY IN NEED FOR AN AUDIENCE
ARAB PUPPET THEATRE FOUNDATION
The story of ‘A Performance Desperately in Need for an Audience’ tells the tale of exile. It delves into the world where thousands upon thousands of people are choosing to bear the burden of migration and to face the ultimate risk of death, leaving behind their homes and loved ones, in the hopes of finding themselves human again beyond the seas
Screening . 14 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MY LOVE AWAITS ME BY THE SEA
MAIS DARWAZAH
‘My Love Awaits Me by the Sea’ is a poetic documentary narrating the story of the director who takes the first-time journey back to her homeland, Palestine. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Mais Darwazah and Rima Mismar (AFAC).
Talk . 18 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
OFF FRAME: A JOURNEY THROUGH MILITANT CINEMA
MOHANAD YAQUBI
Drawing on recently found film rushes, rare documentary footage and clips of Third Cinema, Mohanad Yaqubi will introduce us to a fascinating and often neglected world that engages with the depth of Palestine’s filmmaking history, its role in shaping Palestinian identity, and its ties to the wider Third Cinema movement
Talk . 25 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE SEA IS THIS WAY
DICTAPHONE GROUP
Dictaphone Group was asked to guest edit the Fall 2013 online edition of ArteEast. Based on ‘This Sea Is Mine’ project (2012), they discussed the issue of access to the sea and public space in several Arab cities. They asked the contribution of activists, artists and researchers from Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Palestine, with an aim to critically and comparatively open a debate about access to the sea as a social practice and as a right to ‘make and remake our cities’ (Harvey, 2008).
Tour . 29 October 2016, 11 AM - 12 PM
THIS SEA IS MINE
DICTAPHONE GROUP
Taking an audio tour based on ‘This Sea Is Mine’ performance that was conducted in 2012, the audience is invited to a journey with fisherman Adnan al-Oud on a fishing boat from the Ain El-Mreisse port to Dalieh seafront area in Raouche
Screening . 29 October 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM
HAMULE
MAURICIO MISLE
In audio and video recordings from the 1970’s, Mauricio Misle found strong memories from his family in Palestine, that present a brutal episode of the Israeli colonization. Hamule reflects the trauma inherited by several generations of Palestinian descendants in Chile
Screening . 29 October 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM
REFLECTIONS
SARAH ZEYRAB
It is through the voice notes exchanged with her parents that Sarah discovers that the war has reversed their roles
Book Signing . 15 November 2016, 5:30 PM - 7 PM
APOLLO ON GAZA SHORE
HOODA SHAWA
A book signing followed by a conversation with Hooda Shawa
Concert . 15 November 2016, 7 PM - 9 PM
AMAL KAWASH AND WESSAM ELALI
"QALANDIYA INTERNATIONAL" CLOSING
A music performance by Amal Kawash (vocals) accompanied by Wissam Elali (Oud)
Performance . 24 November 2016, 8 PM - 9:15 PM
WHERE CAN I FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU, ALI?
RAEDA TAHA
Written, produced and performed by Raeda Taha | Directed by Lina Abyad | Duration: 75 minutes | All proceeds of the play go to support the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation
Talking Music . 7 December 2016, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
KAMILYA JUBRAN
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation with the artist moderated by Khyam Allami
Talk . 9 December 2016, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
BEIRUT & BEYOND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
PANELS
Two panels organized by the Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival
Workshop . 3 July 2017, 10 AM - 1 PM
TYPOEM
REZA ABEDINI
Participants are invited to take classic Arabic poems and use them to make a typographic poetry book
Workshop . 8 July 2017, 10 AM - 1 PM
LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS!
KHAJAG APELIAN & FARAH FAYYAD
Participants will draw their own using a variety of tools, compiling the results into a functioning Arabic font
Tribute . 10 July 2017, 7 PM - 9 PM
REMEMBERING GHASSAN KANAFANI AND LAMIS NIJEM
GHASSAN KANAFANI CULTURAL FOUNDATION
Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation and Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture invite you on Monday, July 10th, to remember Ghassan Kanafani and Lamis Nijem on the 45th commemoration of their martyrdom
Tour . 11 July 2017, 10 AM - 12 PM
ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY AT THE BASHOURA CEMETERY
ALI ASSI
A guided tour of the Bachoura cemetery to study the history of tombstones
Performance . 13 July 2017, 7 PM - 8 PM
THE GIFT
ARAB PUPPET THEATRE FOUNDATION
From overseas, on a journey across three continents, a precious gift arrives from the east to the west... An elephant!
Talk . 25 July 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
BRIDGING ARABIC SCRIPT & TYPE
PANEL ON ARABIC TYPE
The discussion will be centered around the necessity of building bridges between tradition and modernity in order to create authentic and high-quality Arabic typefaces.
Workshop . 26 July 2017, 4 PM - 7 PM
ART OF ILLUMINATION
NEGIN FALLAH
To discover the art of Illumination and learn its basics
Talk . 27 July 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
LIBERATING ARABIC
THOMAS MILO & MIRJAM SOMERS
This talk presents a new concept and technology, which offers a comprehensive solution suitable for broad online application, unshackled to specific corporate operating systems
Tarab . 10 August 2017, 8 PM - 9:30 PM
ELIE RIZKALLAH & JOHN FAYYAD
Live Concert
An evening of classical Arabic songs by Elie Rizkallah accompanied on the piano by Dr. John Fayyad, taking us back to the golden age of Arabic music
Workshop . 23 August 2017, 11 AM - 1 PM
FAT'HA DAMMEH KASRA
STUDIO KAWAKEB
Kids will be inspired to explore and engage with language and writing beyond speech and text itself
Talking Music . 11 September 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
SOUAD MASSI
MEET THE ARTIST
Discover Souad’s musical journey, her relation to the Arabic language, which she’s been importing through her songs, as well as her status as an Arab woman and artist
Book Launch . 19 September 2017, 6 PM - 8 PM
MIDAD: THE PUBLIC AND INTIMATE LIVES OF ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
ALAIN FOUAD GEORGE
The book invites the reader to explore the worlds of Arabic calligraphy, its ever-changing expressions, and its meaning, from proclamations of authority in the public sphere to intimate beliefs about the power of the Word
Palestinian Week . 23 September 2017, 5 PM - 9 PM
MOHAMMAD BAKRI
IN BEIRUT
A series of events will be taking place from the 23rd until the 29th of September in the presence of the acclaimed Palestinian actor and director, Mohammad Bakri
Talk . 4 October 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE BIBLE IN THE FACE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL STUDIES
LUTFI AL-SUMI
Presentation of 'The Bible in the Face of Archaeology and Biblical Studies'
Talk . 11 October 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM
THE DIALECTIC OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE UNIVERSE
ASSEM AL MASRI
Explore the mysteries of the Arabic alphabet and the meaning of its letters
Workshop . 13 October 2017, 5 PM - 2 PM
PAPER & THREAD
KARMA TOHME
This workshop proposes to reflect on the construction of the book as a design object
Tour . 18 October 2017, 11 AM - 12 PM
CURATOR TOUR
RACHEL DEDMAN
Last chance to discuss the exhibition's research and get up close to the extraordinary objects of the El-Nimer Collection
Book Launch . 21 October 2017, 6 PM - 8 PM
NAWA EL-HAWA
MIDAD CLOSING EVENT
To mark the closing of the exhibition: ‘Midad: The Public and Intimate Lives of Arabic Calligraphy’
Talking Music . 20 November 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
DHAFER YOUSSEF
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation between Dhafer Youssef and Pierre Abi Saab
Screening . 28 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
3000 NIGHTS | MAI MASRI
The 1987 Intifada
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, moderated by Leila Shahid
Screening . 29 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE WANTED 18 | AMER SHOMALI
THE 1987 INTIFADA
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Amer Shomali, moderated by Rima Mismar, Executive Director of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC
Conference . 30 November 2017, 9 AM - 2:15 PM
CONFERENCE | THE 1987 INTIFADA
THE 1987 INTIFADA: HISTORY AND MEMORY
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, a conference day that aims to examine cultural production during and about the Intifada, with contributions by researchers, writers, artists, and filmmakers
Talking Music . 8 December 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM
YASMINE HAMDAN
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation with Yasmine Hamdan moderated by Pierre Abi Saab
Screening . 13 December 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MACAM AT DAR
SHORTS SCREENING
In collaboration with the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum — MACAM: Screening of short films, followed by a discussion with Philip Joa
Film Tuesday . 3 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
CHAOS, DISORDER
NADINE KHAN
Manal, Zaki and Mounir are in their twenties, living in a confined community where basic needs are met yet chaos and disorder brew
DVD Launch . 4 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
3000 NIGHTS
MAI MASRI
Featuring a short special behind-the-scenes documentary, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, and producer Sabine Sidawi
Dar Samaa' . 5 July 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
OUM KALTHOUM IN LEBANON
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
Dar Samaa' chronicles Oum Kalthoum’s career in Lebanon
Film Tuesday . 10 July 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY
TAMER EL SAID
Downtown Cairo, 2009. Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker, is struggling to captures the soul of his city while facing loss in his own life
Film Tuesday . 17 July 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LIVING SKIN
FAWZY SALEH
A documentary that explores the lives of Shoushou and Mohammad Farag, two children who live and work in the tanneries in Egypt
Talk . 23 July 2018, 5 PM - 7 PM
DABKE
ANAS ABUOUN
A cognitive perspective and a social-developmental approach – the experience of El-Funoun Dance Troupe
Film Tuesday . 24 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
RAGS AND TATTERS
AHMAD ABDALLA EL-SAYED
The film is a journey of one man’s search for an identity, during the first few days of the Egyptian revolution
Album Release . 26 July 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
LUBNAN
LOTFI BOUCHNAK
The Tunisian star is back in Beirut to sign his new album
Film Tuesday . 31 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:10 PM
WAVES
AHMED NOUR
In the extraordinary Egyptian city of Suez, the Egyptian revolution was born and the film features its entire special divided story
Film Tuesday . 4 September 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
LITTLE WARS
MAROUN BAGHDADI
The story of Lebanon’s civil war in 1975 through three characters
Dar Samaa' . 6 September 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
IN SEARCH OF ASMAHAN
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
This session will chronicle Asmahan's career and present excerpts of songs that showcase her journey
Theatre . 7 September 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
WIN THE WAR OR TELL ME A STORY
SAYDA TRUJILLO
A story of loss and waiting in line
Film Tuesday . 11 September 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
BEIRUT OH BEIRUT
MAROUN BAGHDADI
Maroun Bagdadi's first feature, completed and screened on the eve of Lebanon’s Civil War
Opening . 12 September 2018, 6 PM - 9 PM
THE WALL / BEIRUT
JOSEF KOUDELKA
An exhibition displaying two of the Czech photographer’s extensive photo series
Book Panel Discussion . 13 September 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
PHOTOJOURNALISM
AESTHETICS AND ETHICS
A panel discussion which will present different approaches to the subject
Film Tuesday . 18 September 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
LEBANON, THE LAND OF HONEY AND INCENSE
MAROUN BAGHDADI
The film recounts stories of the Civil War from the experience of two French doctors
Talk . 21 September 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
FUTURE OF MUSEUMS
IN LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST
The talk examines the diversity of privately-owned public collections and museums, and what makes them special
Film Tuesday . 25 September 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
OUT OF LIFE
MAROUN BAGHDADI
The painful experience of a French journalist taken as hostage in a war-torn Beirut
Storytelling Performance . 28 September 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
FOLKTALES
FESTIVAL OF TALES AND MUSIC
Featuring storytellers from Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine
Film Tuesday . 2 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
WITNESS FROM THE EAST
AYED NABAA
The film sheds light on Hirokawa’s arrival to the Dalia kibbutz in the Galilee Heights and the outbreak of the 1967 War
Dar Samaa' . 4 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
BALIGH HAMDI
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
He left behind a great legacy of compositions that have still not been classified
Screening and Talk . 5 October 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
WOMANHOOD
AN EGYPTIAN KALEIDOSCOPE
An interactive documentary, an ABC on Gender
Film Tuesday . 9 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
NAZARETH 2000
HANY ABU-ASSAD
The story unfolds through the eyes of two cynical, funny and wise gas station attendants
Film Tuesday . 16 October 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
INFILTRATORS
KHALED JARRAR
This film is a visceral 'road movie' that chronicles the daily travails of Palestinians
Performance . 19 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
OUR VAST DREAMS
MINWAL THEATRE COMPANY
A performance by Palestinian and Syrian youth, refugees residing in South Lebanon, directed & facilitated by Minwal Theatre Company
Film Tuesday . 23 October 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
WAJIB
ANNEMARIE JACIR
'As per local Palestinian custom'
Film Tuesday . 30 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY
JAN BEDDEGENOODTS
A film screening and a Q&A with the director
Beirut Art Film Festival . 3 November 2018, 6 PM - 6:30 PM
THE PIANIST OF YARMOUK
GÜNTER ATTELN AND CARMEN BELASCHK
Ayham Ahmad sings accompanied by an out-of-tune piano about migration, hunger, and death
Film Tuesday . 6 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
LEBANON IN TURMOIL
JOCELYNE SAAB
This film recounts the origins of the Lebanese conflict
Beirut Art Film Festival . 10 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
GRAFFITI MEN BEYROUTH
SARAH CLAUX
In the country of cedar trees, this new movement in street art gives a fresh voice to a youth who has long been ignored by its nation
Film Tuesday . 13 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
BEIRUT, NEVER AGAIN • FOR A FEW LIVES
JOCELYNE SAAB
Two short films from 1976
Album Release . 14 November 2018, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LAMMA TGHIBI
AHMAD KAABOUR
New album of the Lebanese singer
Beirut Art Film Festival . 17 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
UN CERTAIN NASSER
BADIH MASSAAD AND ANTOINE WAKED
Georges Nasser tells his own story of unprecedented success, struggles and disappointments
Film Tuesday . 20 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LETTER FROM BEIRUT
JOCELYNE SAAB
Saab is like a character in her own story, returning to a country and a city that she no longer recognises
Beirut Art Film Festival . 24 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
MAY ZIADE: THE LIFE OF AN ARAB FEMINIST WRITER
MOHSEN ABD EL-GHANI
She firmly established herself as a vibrant female voice in what was clearly a man's world at the time
Film Tuesday . 27 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
A SUSPENDED LIFE
JOCELYNE SAAB
A tale of poetic truth, the film examines the ways in which war brings people together
Film Tuesday . 4 December 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
WAVES '98 • SAMT • THEN THEY SAID: REFUGEE
ELY DAGHER, CHADY AOUN, JACOB BOSWALL AND PERSIS LOVE
Three short films
Tribute . 5 December 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
IBRAHIM NASRALLAH
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE POET AND NOVELIST
Moderated by Dr Ghada Sabih
Talking Music . 6 December 2018, 5:30 PM - 7 PM
LEKHFA
TAMER ABU GHAZALEH, MAURICE LOUCA AND MARYAM SALEH
Moderated by Abed Kobeissy
Screening and Talk . 8 December 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
QAIS AL-ZUBAIDI
THREE SHORT FILMS
'Away From Home', 'The Visit' and 'Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Wartime'
Film Tuesday . 11 December 2018, 6 PM - 6:30 PM
BONBONÉ • CONDOM LEAD
RAKAN MAYASI • TARAZAN AND ARAB NASSER
Two short films
Dar Samaa' . 13 December 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
SABAH SINGS ABDEL WAHAB
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
This collaboration started as early as 1945 and lasted until 1972
Film Tuesday . 18 December 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LAST DAYS OF THE MAN OF TOMORROW • AYED
FADI [THE FDZ] BAKI • JAN BEDDEGENOODTS
Two short films
Film Evening . 2 July 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
REVISITING TARAB
FOUAD ELKOURY
Retracing moments between Lebanon, New York and Sharjah
Film Evening . 16 July 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LETTRES À FRANCINE & JOURS TRANQUILLES EN PALESTINE
FOUAD ELKOURY
Two shorts by the Lebanese photographer
Film Evening . 30 July 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
WELCOME TO BEIRUT & MOVING OUT
FOUAD ELKOURY
Two shorts by the Lebanese photographer
Film Evening . 7 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
THE UNBEARABLE PRESENCE OF ASMAHAN
AZZA EL HASSAN
Behind her delicate face are dark secrets
Film Evening . 14 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE COUNCIL
YAHYA ALABDALLAH
The film is about two students' journey
Film Evening . 20 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
THE RIVER
FOUAD ELKOURY
The banal story of a separation
Film Evening . 21 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
MAY IN THE SUMMER
CHERIEN DABIS
Cracks in her seemingly perfect life begin to show
Book Panel Discussion . 27 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
BRIDGING THE GAP
MA3AZEF
Creativity, business and culture
Film Evening . 28 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
UNCLE NASHAAT
ASEEL MANSOUR
Aseel understands the reasons behind his broken relationship with his father
Storytelling Performance . 31 August 2019, 8 PM - 10 PM
OUR FOLKTALES FESTIVAL
ASSABIL ASSOCIATION
The second edition of the folktales project
Film Evening . 3 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FOUR SHORT FILMS
FOUAD ELKOURY
Followed by a Q&A with the director
Film Evening . 11 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
1000 & 1000 NIGHTS AND REFUGEES FOR LIFE
HADY ZACCAK
Followed by a Q&A with the director
Al-Ghilaf . 19 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
STORIES OF THE STORIES
ON INVESTIGATIVE AND NARRATIVE ARTICLES
A joint panel followed by a Q&A
Film Evening . 24 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
FERTILE MEMORY
MICHEL KHLEIFI
The lives of two Palestinian women
Opening . 7 October 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
IRAQISMS
A SERIES OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS
Shedding light on the current art scene inside Iraq and in the diaspora
Multimedia Installation . 7 October 2019, 7 PM - 9 PM
BACK TO THE FUTURE
ADEL ABIDIN
'Rewinding the memories had evoked a different meaning'
Video Installation . 8 October 2019, 11 AM - 7 PM
DRESS CODE
MAHMOUD OBAIDI
We put on clothes. We join a group.
Talk . 8 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
A BIOGRAPHY OF WATER
SINAN ANTOON
A celebratory return to the springs and tributaries of modern Iraqi creativity
Talk and Installation . 9 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
WOUNDED SOUL
DIA AZZAWI
Tribute to the assassinated Iraqi academics
Screening and Talk . 10 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
FOUR IRAQI SHORT FILMS
NADIA SHIHAB | ADEL KHALED | ADEL ABIDIN | DHYAA JODA
Followed by a Q&A with directors Adel Khaled and Dhyaa Joda
Screening and Talk . 11 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW
SAMIR
A fanatic religious youth turns everyone’s life upside down
Screening and Talk . 12 October 2019, 3 PM - 6:30 PM
SON OF BABYLON | QAWANA
MOHAMAD AL-DARAJI | PARINE JADDO
Followed by a Q&A with director Parine Jaddo
Music Encounter . 12 October 2019, 7 PM - 8 PM
IRAQI MUSIC: AN OVERVIEW
SAMER ALMASHALL
Creative episodes from the twentieth century until nowadays
Film Evening . 14 October 2019, 7 PM - 9:30 PM
THE SEARCH OF SAYED MARZOUK
DAOUD ABDEL SAYED
A peculiar billionaire dressed as a tramp
Film Evening . 15 October 2019, 7 PM - 9:45 PM
LAND OF FEAR
DAOUD ABDEL SAYEF
An undercover drug dealer with the license to kill
Film Evening . 16 October 2019, 7 PM - 9:45 PM
A CITIZEN, A DETECTIVE AND A THIEF
DAOUD ABDEL SAYEF
Salim reports his car's theft and befriends the detective
Exhibition and Panel . 12 December 2019, 7 PM - 9 PM
BORDERLANDERS
DANIEL MEIER & HUSSEIN BAYDOUN
People from the in-between spaces
Film Evening . 13 July 2021, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
ASFOURI
FOUAD ALAYWAN
It's Beirut in the 1970s. Karim lives with his family in a traditional building built by his grandfather Abu Afif. One day the residents meet to discuss restoring the building, but they cannot agree on what color to paint its facade.
Book Panel Discussion . 27 July 2021, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
THE NARRATIVE OF THE PALESTINIAN WOUND
AN ANALYSIS OF ISRAELI BIO POLITICS
Panel moderated by Moein El-Taher in the presence of Michel Nawfal, Elias Khoury, Wali Noueiheid and Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah (via video call).
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