Palestine Open Maps
This talk will introduce Palestine Open Maps (palopenmaps.org), an online platform for interacting with historic and present-day maps of Palestine.
Blessed Benefit by Ahmad Al Massad
Ahmad gradually feels something that he's never experienced before: liberty. He realises that life in prison could be better or easier than the one he has outside.
Interactive Storytelling & Wearable Data
Using one of Visualizing Palestine’s latest communication tools, the VP Wearable, the public will actively engage in live storytelling.
Artist Q&A Moderated by Amira Solh
In the framework of the public program of A National MonumentDar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture invites you to a talk by Marwan Rechmaoui and Ahmad Barclay, moderated by Amira Solh.
The Last Friday by Yahya Alabdallah
his film is a sober tale, set in Amman, of a marginalised man, a compulsive gambler, who is struggling to survive and making the best out of a difficult life.
Curator & Artist Tour with Ahmad Barclay & Marwan Rechmaoui
To mark the opening of A National Monument, Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition with artist Marwan Rechmaoui and curator Ahmad Barclay.
Language: English (January 12) - Arabic (January 16)
A National Monument
An exhibition by Visualizing Palestine and Marwan Rechmaoui. Inspired by a series of highly detailed maps of Palestine from the British Mandate period, the main installation recreates a 3-dimensional snapshot of the major Palestinian cities and towns circa 1947, based on the final British surveys before the Nakba.
When Monalisa Smiled by Fady G. Haddad
Monaliza, a 37-year-old Jordanian woman unable to draw a smile, grew up with her grumpy, older, unmarried, agoraphobic sister, Afaf.
Georges Nasser
The DVD launch of the film “Where to?” and the documentary “A Certain Nasser” in the presence of director Georges Nasser.
‘Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow’ and ‘Ayed’
Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow
A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle, an automaton gifted to Lebanon in 1945 that still haunts an abandoned mansion in Beirut.
Ayed
This film is a portrait of Ayed Fadel, a member of Jazar Crew and one of the leading figures of the Palestinian cultural underground scene.
Sabah Sings Abdel Wahab
In this session, which is dedicated to Mohammed Abdel Wahab's compositions for Sabah, Dar Samaa' will present some of these songs in their chronological order, in addition to recordings from their rehearsals.
‘Bonboné’ by Rakan Mayasi and ‘Condom Lead’ by Tarzan and Arab Nasser
The two shorts movies ‘Bonboné’ by Rakan Mayasi and ‘Condom Lead’ by Tarzan and Arab Nasser.
Qais Al-Zubaidi Shorts
Nadi Lekol Nas , in collaboration with Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture, presents a film screening and Q&A with Iraqi director Qais Al-Zubaidi.
Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival 2018
In addition to the artistic program, each year a professional program is catered to meet the needs and questions of the local and regional independent music scene.
Ibrahim Nasrallah
Taawon Lebanon and Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture are pleased to invite you to the tribute event to the poet and novelist Ibrahim Nasrallah, moderated by Dr Ghada Sabih. The event will include a discussion of 'The Palestinian Comedy'.
‘Waves 98’, ‘Silence’ and ‘Then They Said: Refugee’
‘Waves 98’, ‘Silence’ and ‘Then They Said: Refugee’ are three short movies.
A Suspended Life by Jocelyne Saab
Hala, a child of the war, finds relief from the chaos around her through Egyptian movies she watches on television.
May Ziade: The Life of an Arab Feminist Writer by Mohsen Abd El-Ghani
Marie Ziade, or May, was a key Lebanese-Palestinian figure in the Arab literary scene in the early 20th century who firmly established herself as a vibrant female voice in what was clearly a man's world at the time.