Recent Arab Documentary and Experimental Media

11/23/04

  • Hostage: The Bachar Tapes|November 23

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  • Mortal Tissue: Beirut's Cinema of the Vulnerable Body

    Thursday, November 18 7:30pm
    Introduced by Laura U. Marks. Three works from Lebanon consider mortality, of the body and the image. Roy Samaha layers mass-media images; Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joriege offer an exquisite work that embodies the process of mourning; and Mohamad Soueid's experimental documentary investigates a death with irreverent tenderness.
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  • Speaking, Remembering, Dreaming

    Tuesday, November 23 7:30pm
    Works by Walid Ra'ad, Jayce Salloum, Senab Sedira, and Jalal Toufic enact personal rituals and investigate political realities, as the survivors of years of conflict in the Middle East share their multifaceted stories.
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