FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS
A musical short: “In a simple village lived a simple woman; Noor (Light) was her name” – thus starts the story of Light, told by the obscure and dark character of Old Lady Black. What can darkness tell of Light? A beautifully told magical tale starring and sung by Hiba Al Kawas, often called the founder of Arabic Opera based on a poem by Abdulaziz al-Khoja. MORE >
Programme:
FILMS
Each film will be followed by a lively facilitated discussion exploring our four Cineforum themes.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE CONTINUALLY REFINING OUR PROGRAMME AND THE DETAILS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the extraordinary story of a small band of Liberian women who came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the violent warlords and corrupt Charles Taylor regime, and won a long-awaited peace for their shattered country in 2003. The women's historic, yet unsung achievement finds voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia. MORE >
DIRECTOR: Gini Reticker
Academy Award Nominee
DIRECTOR: Camille Mallat
DIRECTOR: Paulina Tervo
Thorns and Silk tells four unusual stories from Palestine, featuring women who work in jobs that are conventionally associated with men in their society. All four of them have the courage to break traditional rules, though not without challenges.
DIRECTOR: Ibtisam Saleh Mara’ana
Lady Kul el-Arab which set out as a glamorous film about a beauty pageant, turned into a moving story of a family caught between cultures, as Arab “Angelina” attempts to become a model in Israel. In her fifth film, director Ibtisam Mara’ana succeeds in delicately drawing the dramatic and touching portrait of a young woman who finds herself at the heart of a struggle which fascinates the whole country. MORE >
FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS
