Projection : Queer for Palestine
Le lundi 15 novembre 2021, à 19h00.
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Sala Rossa, 4848 St-Laurent (métro Laurier)
Passeport vaccinal requis
From intimate portrayal to experimental cinema, this program of queer shorts from Palestine and Lebanon examines the intersection of gender and sexual identity with the Palestinian liberation struggle.
This event is part of Queer Cinema for Palestine, a collectively-curated 10-day film festival celebrating global queer realities and standing in solidarity with Palestinians. The festival will open its virtual and physical doors from 11-20 November and host more than a dozen events across five continents, both online and in person.
For more information and links to the online screening, visit: queercinemaforpalestine.org
View info on films here: https://www.cinemapolitica.org/scree.../queer-for-palestine/
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Curated by Farah Atoui, Razan ElZein-AlSalah, and CP Associate Programmers Viviane Saglier and Muhammad ElKhairy.
Co-presented by Queer Cinema for Palestine, Regards palestiniens
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LIVE SCREENING
Monday 15.11.2021 @ 7:00PM
LIVE SCREENING
Monday 15.11.2021 @ 7:00PM
La Sala Rossa, 4848 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal
Featuring discussion led by the Palestinian Youth Movement.
* VaxiCode pass will be checked
* Masks are required
* Masks are required
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ONLINE STREAMING
Nov. 15-Nov 20, 2021
Nov. 15-Nov 20, 2021
Coming soon: queercinemaforpalestine.org
Includes pre-recorded discussion with filmmakers Roy Dib and Raafat Hattab.
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ABOUT THE FILMS
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ABOUT THE FILMS
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HOURIA
(Raafat Hattab, 2011, Palestine, 6:55 min, Arabic with English subs)
HOURIA
(Raafat Hattab, 2011, Palestine, 6:55 min, Arabic with English subs)
While Hattab’s Houria locates freedom in the sexless mermaid, whose human anatomy is truncated from the waist down, his “Bride of Palestine” alter ego uses gender as a tool to problematize political oppression.
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BLESSED BLESSED OBLIVION
(Jumana Manna, 2010, Palestine, 21 min, Arabic with English subs)
BLESSED BLESSED OBLIVION
(Jumana Manna, 2010, Palestine, 21 min, Arabic with English subs)
Inspired by Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising (1963), Blessed Blessed Oblivion weaves together a portrait of male thug culture in East Jerusalem, manifested in barbershops, autoshops and bodybuilding.
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MONDIAL 2010
(Roy Dib, 2014, Lebanon, (19:17min), Arabic with English subs)
MONDIAL 2010
(Roy Dib, 2014, Lebanon, (19:17min), Arabic with English subs)
Mondial 2010 is a film on love and place. A Lebanese gay couple decides to take a road trip to Ramallah. The film is recorded with their camera as they chronicle their journey. The viewers are invited through the couple's conversations into the universe of a fading city.
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CINEMA AL FOUAD
(Mohamed Soueid, Lebanon, 1993 (41 min), Arabic with English subs)
CINEMA AL FOUAD
(Mohamed Soueid, Lebanon, 1993 (41 min), Arabic with English subs)
A documentary on the life and ambitions of a young Syrian trans woman. The video follows her journey from soldier to cabaret dancer in an effort to raise funds for her sex-change operation.
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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
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ROY DIB
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ROY DIB
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Roy Dib, born in 1983, works and lives in Beirut.
On both formal and conceptual levels, artist and filmmaker Roy Dib challenges common notions of space and boundary, weaving together archival material, scripted text and hypothetical circumstances to chronicle the political narratives of our day.
His work was presented at Studio la Città, Verona (2021), Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani De Palma (2021), Loop Barcelona (2020), Galerie Tanit (2018), MAXXI Museum (2017), Sharjah Biennial 13 (2017), ALFILM (2017), JCC (2016), Forum Expanded - 64th and 65th Berlinale, Exposure 2015 - Beirut Art Center, Uppsala International Short Film Festival (2014), Queer Lisboa (2014), Images Festival (2016) - Toronto, Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil (2013, 2015 and 2017), Ashkal Alwan (2014) - Beirut, Video Works (2011 - 2014) - Beirut.
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RAAFAT HATTAB
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RAAFAT HATTAB
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Raafat Hattab, Born in Jaffa 1981
2005 B.Ed.FA, HaMidrasha Faculty of Arts, Beit Berl, Kfar Saba.
2015 MFA, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
Co-founder of Alfred Gallery in 2005. Member until 2012
Co-founder of Alqaws for sexual and gender diversity in Palestinian society. Active member till 2012.
2013 to present: member of The Center of Inter-Religious Peace.
2005 B.Ed.FA, HaMidrasha Faculty of Arts, Beit Berl, Kfar Saba.
2015 MFA, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
Co-founder of Alfred Gallery in 2005. Member until 2012
Co-founder of Alqaws for sexual and gender diversity in Palestinian society. Active member till 2012.
2013 to present: member of The Center of Inter-Religious Peace.
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JUMANA MANNA
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JUMANA MANNA
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Jumana Manna is a visual artist working primarily with film and sculpture. Her work explores how power is articulated through relationships, often focusing on the body, land and materiality in relation to colonial inheritances and histories of place. Jumana was raised in Jerusalem and lives in Berlin.
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MOHAMED SOUEID
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MOHAMED SOUEID
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Mohamed Soueid is a Lebanese writer, director, and producer. Born in Beirut 1959. He is currently the Head of Documentary department at Al Arabiya News Channel. As a director, he has directed several films, including:
The Insomnia Of A Serial Dreamer (2020); Hanging Dates Under Aleppo’s Citadel (2013); A Spell of Absence (2011); How Bitter My Sweet (2009), My Heart Beats Only For Her (2008); The Sky Is Not Always Above (2007); Civil War (2002); Nightfall (2000); Tango of Yearning (1998).
The Insomnia Of A Serial Dreamer (2020); Hanging Dates Under Aleppo’s Citadel (2013); A Spell of Absence (2011); How Bitter My Sweet (2009), My Heart Beats Only For Her (2008); The Sky Is Not Always Above (2007); Civil War (2002); Nightfall (2000); Tango of Yearning (1998).
Mohamed Soueid wrote 3 books: "Postponed Cinema - Lebanese Films During the Civil War" (Essay, Published in Beirut 1986); "O Heart - A Film Autobiography On The Late Movie Theatres Of Old Beirut, Published in Beirut, 1996); "Cabaret Souad" (Novel, Published in Beirut, 2004).
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