‘Electro Music’
In the third encounter of 'Al-Ghilaf', Rami Abadir and Ziad Michel Nawfal will discuss the history and challenges of electronic and experimental music in Egypt and Lebanon, in terms of record labels, performative spaces and evolution in recent years.
‘Nourhane, a Child’s Dream’
The granddaughter goes into the world of filmmaking and discovers her grandmother's past.
‘I Once Entered a Garden’
The project questions the first sexual experiences and their relation to the violent social metamorphosis that follows the series of wars in the Middle East from 1939 until today.
‘The Collector and His Collection’
The collector Abboudi Abou Jaoudé will talk about the archiving journey which he started at the age of 16 years, which has now grown to include more than 550 original posters, in addition to thousands of magazines, newspapers and photographs.
‘Curator Tour’ with Abboudi Abou Jaoudé
A guided tour of the exhibition ‘Thief of Baghdad’, led by its curator and poster collector Abboudi Abou Jaoudé.
‘The Mad Dog of the Desert’ with Gorka Mohamed
The artist will present his intervention 'The Mad Dog of the Desert', currently on view at Dar El-Nimer, and describe the processes through which he realised the art intervention.
‘Hold On My Glamorous’ by Shirin Abu Shaqra
Wadad was nine years old when she started performing live on radio
‘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’ with Abboudi Abou Jaoudé
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’ with Ma3azef
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.
‘Mapping Palestine, Past and Future’ with 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.