Overview of articles
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Crack
A traumatic incident has forced an elderly tailor into a crippled existence and the choice only to observe the world from a safe distance.Published on: -
The Right Side of That Road
A thoughtful reflection on the working class district of the Old City of Damascus and the relations between the people and the built environment.Published on: -
Stone Bird
The eccentric Abu Hajar has chosen a life in seclusion to escape an unsolvable personal conflict imposed on him by a rigid society.Published on: -
One Eye Open
A search for the artist’s roots as he travels to Japan and investigates a world that is partly foreign and fascinating, partly familiar.Published on: -
Neon Lamp
An exceptional debut in which Maher – who spent two years working on this project – gave sound an important role in the telling of…Published on: -
Rant
Developed through a series of intense workshops with an actress, the film investigates the psyche of an unspecified cultural operator – perhaps criticPublished on: -
Dreams of Hind and Camilia (Fragment)
Two women attempt to break free from the brutality and hopelessness of their impoverished lives in Cairo.Published on: -
E.D.L.
A video portrait of Lebanon’s national electricity building as an homage to a modernist project, linked to the very construction of Lebanon’s modern sPublished on: -
Sturm: Fayoum
In the village of Abuxa in the governorate of Fayoum, the Nile’s water isn’t flowing like it once did. Here, capitalism cuts to the bone…Published on: -
Of Heroes, Football and All That Remains of My Childhood
Questioning what it means to be a ‘revolutionary’ today, the artist explores hopes and disillusions in the context of recent Arab history in this livePublished on: