Close Encounters: Peripheral Images and Histories of the Present 1
Combined programme
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IFFR 2013
An aggressive assault on the senses, presenting an aesthetic language of appropriation. Culled from popular culture, here aggressive subversion creates new articulations of recent history.
In this combined programme
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Nation Estate
Last year, Larissa Sansour presented Trespass the Salt. Now she is back, shedding her light on the ‘Middle East conflict’ with an intriguing science f -
Under a Rainbow
Roy Dib was born in North Lebanon in 1983. In 1999, he made his first visit to Beirut. His view of a war he did… -
I’ve Heard Stories: Part 1
A gripping film that evokes the rumours that once circulated of a murderous homosexual ménage a trois in Beirut’s mythical Carlton hotel. -
Contribute a Better Translation
In this video, a succession of political slogans taken from the repertoire of Palestinian resistance is used to explore the problematic heart of trans -
Colorful Journey
Tarzan and Arab make pastiches of Hollywood Westerns under their ironic ‘Gazawood’ banner – Gaza hasn’t even had a functioning cinema in over two deca -
CAMARADERIE
CAMARADERIE is a tapestry pulled together from YouTube footage featuring Egyptian bodybuilders. -
How Can I Resist U
A ‘love letter’ to dubstep, the film presents a meshing between the Middle East and London. -
Beace Brocess No. 1
Israel and Palestine Liberation Organization meet under the patronage of Bill Clinton in the role of the United States at Camp David to promote the… -
2026
A time traveller recounts his vision of the future of the Pyramids area, and by extension Egypt, in the year 2026. -
Beeshu’s Nightmare
Vimeo and YouTube have also become home to a variety of video art dealing with the Syrian uprising. One of the hits is the series…