Two excellent contemporary examples of the relationship between espionage and cinema, situated in the Near East. Chris Marker’s last work and Mauro Andrizzi’s fascinating mini-triptych.
In this combined programme
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Stopover in Dubai
Chillingly simple and riveting found-footage documentary on a reconstructed murder. The original film was produced by the Dubai State Security service -
Cairo Affaire
Three stories of espionage in the Middle East, with images shot on a trip to Cairo in 2016, another to Tehran in 2008 and never-seen-before…