This month on Arab Film Series: Mohammed Shebl’s 1981 film Fangs (Anyab) “Weaved into its camp aesthetics, horror genre tropes and 80s disco numbers, Anyab provides a running commentary on the social situation in Egypt, from youth unemployment to class struggle, while intersecting sexual politics into the mix. ” (Gasworks) Online Screening: October 27-30, 2022 […]
WHAT EXISTED YESTERDAY MIGHT DISAPPEAR TOMORROW Curated by Hind Mezaina October 13-18: Online screening on arteachive.org Free / $5 Suggested Donation Available Worldwide October 12: In-person screening at Alliance Française (Dubai) Ticket Price 35.00 AED Book your ticket here The past haunts the present in this film program about photography and cinema, featuring four short […]
SOCIAL STUDIES featuring works by Maher Abi Samra, Marwa Arsanios, Jumana Manna, and Christian Ghazi In-person Film Screening + Q&A: September 16 Venue: e-flux Screening Room (NYC) Time : 7 – 9:30 PM A conversation with filmmaker Jumana Manna moderated by Amir Husak will follow the screening. Online Screening: September 17 – […]
This August, the Unpacking the ArteArchive program: MOHAMAD SOUEID RETROSPECTIVE will screen as part of the AANM Arab Film Festival! Screening online: August 12-21 Available Worldwide RSVP HERE Film Program Cinema Fouad, Lebanon, 1994, 41 min. Tango of Yearning, Lebanon,1998, 70 min. Nightfall, Lebanon, 2000, 68 min. My Heart Beats Only for Her, Lebanon, […]
ArteEast is excited to announce the U.S premiere of Memory Box by Joana Hadjithomas And Khalil Joreige at Film Forum starting August 5! All 7:40 pm shows from August 5 – 11 will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers recorded especially for this event. The Q&A is co-presented by ArteEast, and moderated by […]
REHEARSING REALITY August 24-28 RSVP: artearchive.org REHEARSING REALITY showcases a selection of films that blend fact and fiction, blurring the line between the staged and the improvised. Featuring works by Azin Feizabadi /Kaya Behkalam, and Arvand Dashtaray. The Negotiation (2010): The Negotiation examines scenarios of political conflict through a staged negotiation in a UN Security Council-like set. The script […]
PRESENT ABSENCE Screening Online: July 14-17 RSVP: artearchive.org This selection of films draws from ArteEast’s ArteArchive to explore the notion of absence–that which is erased, missing or forgotten–as a central theme in the works of Lebanese filmmakers Marwa Arsanios, Ahmad Ghossein, and Ghassan Halwani Both Marwa Arsanios and Ghassan Halwani use animation as a means […]
ArteEast is pleased to present the upcoming Arab Film Series special program of Arab Queer films in celebration June Pride month. Screening Online: June 24-26 RSVP at arabfilmseries.org Free with RSVP! Tickets Limited! Film Program: Brothers, Mike Mosallam, United States, 2018, 9 mins Son of a Dancer, Georges Hazim, Lebanon, 2018, 20 mins Dearborn Ash, […]
THE SECOND INTIFADA – TWENTY YEARS ON Screening Online June 9- 12 RSVP at ArteArchive.org The Second Intifada heralded a particularly fresh, urgent and experimental approach to filmmaking, in tune with the uprisings to which it contributed. Working at a distance from both the main political organizations and, often, the aesthetic insistences of Global Northern […]
MONUMENTS & FLOWERS Online Screening: April 29- May 7 RSVP: artearchive.org Monuments & Flowers brings together a selection of seminal video work by women artists culled from the archives of ArteEast with the work of contemporary voices including Yto Barrada, Lara Baladi, Marianne Fahmy, Malak Helmy, Maha Maamoun and Setareh Shahbazi with Mirene Arsanios. How do we reflect upon […]
