Rihla is based on fragments from Arabic and Islamic literature describing cities and countries in the West. Works consulted run from the 14th century to the present. Different eras and perspectives cross and merge in the protagonist’s story.
Also in this combined programme
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Cinema
In the countryside of Minas Gerais, a province in Brazil, life unfolds at its own tempo. Lyrical video work with nerve-wracking tension. -
Patti Smith: Long for the City
After Spirit, screened in Rotterdam last year, this is another portrait of Patti Smith in New York. This time without music, but with two poems. -
Holding Still
We meet Janice, who has lived in Seaside for over twenty years. None of the other residents of this Truman Show town has ever seen… -
Te amo y morite
Visually stunning conceptual short by talented Argentinean director. The camera makes two circular motions: in a desolate landscape and around a house
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 11'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
