Broken Dinners, Postponed Kisses by Nigol Bezjian
Six Syrian artists of diverse disciplines narrate their stories of displacements, remembering their troubled journeys, their memories of the past, and moments they cherish while they create their art influenced by the experience they now embody.
The Mad Dog of The Desert by Gorka Mohamed
Spanish-Iraqi artist Gorka Mohamed is interested in questioning the stereotypes and cliches of Arab culture projected by the West and vice versa through popular culture and mass media.
Thief of Baghdad
An exhibition comprising of a series of film posters, press clippings and photographs from the extensive collection of Abboudi Abou Jaoudé, which spans more than half a century.
Håkon Gullvåg
Håkon Gullvåg is one of Norway’s most honoured figurative painters. Between 2007 and 2008, Gullvåg collaborated with Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour on a Norwegian-Palestinian exhibition, presented in Ramallah and Trondheim.
Sector Zero by Nadim Mishlawi
A documentary about the derelict area of Karantina and its peculiar history.
The Moment of Tarab
How do we feel Tarab and why? What does Tarab provoke in one’s self, and during which moments of music is it evoked?
Gate #5 by Simone El Habre
The film follows truck drivers whose lives revolve around waiting at the city’s port, which is closely intertwined with Lebanon’s history.
Dunia by Jocelyne Saab
A student of Sufi poetry and belly dance in Cairo, Dunia is looking for herself and wishes to become a professional dancer.
Besieged by Hala Alabdalla
In the intimacy of his kitchen, Farouk Mardam Bey attempts to dissipate the fog around Syria.
Salman Abu Sitta
A conversation exploring Dr Salman Abu Sitta's life's work on documenting and mapping Palestine, past and present, and on demonstrating the feasibility of Palestinian return.
Theeb by Naji Abu Nowar
The film presents a Bedouin story of brotherhood and betrayal set in Wadi Rum in 1916.
Visualizing Palestine: A Conversation
Visualizing Palestine’s work has been built around the challenge of finding effective ways to educate and engage a diverse range of audiences on the issue of Palestine.
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)