Events

DOX BOX Global Day Program

March 14 - 16, 2012
Recognized as the leading international documentary film festival in the Arabic-speaking world, DOX BOX has been held every March in Syria since 2008. As a statement against the regime and due to obvious disruption of activities on the ground, the festival organizers decided that the festival would not be held this year.

In its place, DOX BOX organizers ProAction Film are collaborating with ArteEast, a New York-based international arts organization dedicated to showcasing the arts of the MENA region on a global stage, and the Network of Arab Arthouse Screens (NAAS) to hold "DOX BOX Global Day", a program of Syrian documentary films that will be screened simultaneously in over twenty venues all over the world, from March 14th to 16th.

As we are approaching the event, ProAction Film released the following message to the international community, “It’s March 15th; the anniversary of the Syrian Revolution, and the closing night of the “missing” DOX BOX edition. So, here we are, carrying the best of Syrian documentary films to screen parts of the Syrians’ lives back from the seventies, and to tell more about Syria, what it is, who we are, and maybe give a glance of what actually made the country rise up shouting for freedom.”

The DOX BOX Global Day program includes eight Syrian documentary films from the 1970s to today, including works by internationally acclaimed works by filmmakers Omar Amiralay and Oussama Mohammad. All screening fees and theatrical rights have been waved for participants so that this global event can serve as a platform to engage audiences around the world and provide a nuanced perspective on this moment in Syrian history.

Due to logistical difficulties in Syria, confirmed list of DOX BOX Global Day films and the most up to date information on participants and details of their respective programs will be posted on our Facebook Event Page. Please check for regular updates.

DOX BOX Global Day films: 1) "A Flood in Baath Country" (2003) by Omar Amiralay, 2) "Everyday Life in a Syrian Village" (1974) by Omar Amiralay, 3) "Black Stone" (2006) by Nidal Al-Dibs, 4) "Step by Step" (1978) by Oussama Mohammad, 5) "Six Ordinary Stories" (2007) by Meyar Al Roumi, 6) "Before Vanishing" (2005) by Joude Gorani,7) "Zabad" (2006) by Reem Ali, 8) "Silence" (2006) by Rami Farah

Participating Venues (as of 1 March 2012, final list of confirmed venues will be posted on March 10th)

Arab Countries:
1. Cinémathèque de Tanger (Tanger, Morocco)
2. Jesuit Cultural Center (Alexandria, Egypt)
3. Sudan Film Factory (Khartoum, Sudan)
4. Cimatheque, in collaboration with Mosireen (Cairo, Egypt)
5. ESAV - École Supérieure d'AudioVisuel (Marrakech, Morocco)

United States & Canada:
1. Spectacle Theater (New York)
2. Temple University (Philadelphia)
3. Simon Frasier University (Vancouver)
4. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Europe:
1. Frontline Club (London, UK)
2. Filmhouse Cinema (Edinburgh, Scotland)
3. FIDMarseilles (Marseilles, France)
4. DOK Leipzig (Germany)
5. CPH DOX (Denmark)  


  


For more information please contact:
- Sasha Ayoub, DOX BOX Program Coordinator s.ayoub@dox-box.org
- Mohammad Shawky Hassan, Regional NAAS Coordinator, and ArteEast’s Film Programmer at shawky@naasnetwork.org or shawky@arteeast.org
Mahnaz Fancy, ArteEast Director of Development & Communications: mfancy@arteeast.org or (718) 517-3665.


Films
 
Tickets and Location
Participating Venues (as of 1 March 2012, final list of confirmed venues will be posted on March 8th)

Arab Countries:
Cinémathèque de Tanger (Tanger, Morocco)
Jesuit Cultural Center (Alexandria, Egypt)
Sudan Film Factory (Khartoum, Sudan)
Cimatheque, in collaboration with Mosireen (Cairo, Egypt)
ESAV - École Supérieure d'AudioVisuel (Marrakech, Morocco)

United States & Canada:
Spectacle Theater (New York)
Temple University (Philadelphia)
Simon Frasier University (Vancouver)
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Europe:
Frontline Club (London, UK)
Filmhouse Cinema (Edinburgh, Scotland)
FIDMarseilles (Marseilles, France)
DOK Leipzig (Germany)
CPH DOX (Denmark)