Sydney Arab Film Festival

I Had a Dream Mom

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:09:04 +0000

One day, one night, rather, I had a dream; I recount it to my mother; she understandz. She throws the ball back in my court; I fail to catch it…

Video for the End of Time

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:02:55 +0000

“I know nothing has ever lasted but the gaze into which it all burns. I know nothing has ever escaped the burning.”

Untitled part 3b, as if Beauty Never Ends

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:55:22 +0000

A homage to the 1982 Sabra and Shatilla massacre, a reflection on the past, its present context and forbearance.

Untitled (Intercepting the Radio)

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:52:10 +0000

With a mobile phone and a small digital photo camera, Ali Cherri records moments from his balcony while US and French troops evacuate their Nationals from Lebanon during the Israeli attack in the summer of 2006.

Wide Power

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:49:14 +0000

The lens, representation and reminiscence. A visual dialogue between the self and the Other and the struggle for or against self-representation.

Drawing the War

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:47:35 +0000

Animation about daily life during Lebanon’s many wars.

Knowledge Does Not Precede Effort

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:36:05 +0000

A pleasant young woman going quietly mad one nightless Baltic summer at an old seaside cottage in a forest. She tells of the difficulty she’s having in maintaining boundaries between her interior life and objective reality. Whatever she sees or hears outside the windows—her garden, her car, a passing ship—invades and commandeers her consciousness.

Two Hearts

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:21:48 +0000

Written and performed by Armed MC. A love song written after the events in the Middle East in 2006.

Withdrawn

ice — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:18:01 +0000

The Lebanon soccer team could not be cheered on in the Asia Cup finals this year… instead there were screams.

Pigeon Sumerian

ice — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:14:33 +0000

Another day of random bombing and another girl who doesn’t come home.