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Spaces of the Middle East in Cordoba
From May 03, 2013 until June 02, 2013
From May 3-31, Casa Árabe will be screening the film series "Contemporary Arab Documentary Scene IV" at its Cordoba headquarters, the main theme of which is how space and places are dealt with in the Middle East.
This series, the curator of which is Egyptian director Basel Ramsis, bears the title “Middle East Spaces” and includes four documentaries from the region (Zahra, by Muhammad Bakry; Recycling, by Mahmoud Al Massad; My Heart Beats Only for Her, by Mohamed Soueid; and Neighbors, by Tahani Rached), which share a spatial focus.
The screenings, in the original language version with Spanish subtitles, will take place at 8:00 p.m. in the Casa Árabe Auditorium in Cordoba (c/ Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9), with free entry until the room’s capacity is full.
Zahra, by Muhammad Bakry (Palestina, 2009, 63 min.).
This film tells the story of Zahra, the director’s aunt, who originally came from the town of Albaena, in Galilee. After the war in 1948, Zahra finds herself forced to be the mother for her entire family. Her memories and the remembrances of her town and her family are mixed with the very history of this town in Galilee and that of many other towns in the region.
Recycling, by Mahmoud Al Massad (Jordan, Germany, Holland and the United States, 2007, 80 min.).
Through a portrait of the main character, the cousin of well-known terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, this documentary provides us with a look at the Jordanian town of al-Zarqa and the everyday concerns and routine of the central character and the people closest to him, within the context of the world after September 11.
My Heart Beats Only for Her, by Mohamed Soueid (Lebanon, 2008, 87 min.).
In the 1970’s, many Lebanese and Palestinians in the Fatah movement had their eye on Vietnam. Although the new generations are looking more towards Dubai, or they stay in Beirut and southern Lebanon, some continue to dream about Hanoi. This documentary creates a mosaic in which these four places become one, through the story of Hatem Hatem, also known as “Abu Hassan Hanoi.”
Neighbors, by Tahani Rached (Egypt, 2009, 105 min.).
Garden City is a small but emblematic and wealthy neighborhood in Cairo, which became the core of political power in Egypt in the late nineteenth century. The film takes us on a tour through abandoned palaces, embassies, buildings and streets in this area, where we also come across the homes people with very few resources. It is a look through the eyes of the local neighbors.
Calendar of film screenings
| Friday, May 3 | Zahra, by Muhammad Bakry |
| Friday, May 17 | Recycling, by Mahmoud Al Massad. |
| Friday, May 24 | My Heart Beats Only for Her, by Mohamed Soueid |
| Friday, May 31 | Neighbors, by Tahani Rached |
The screenings, in the original language version with Spanish subtitles, will take place at 8:00 p.m. in the Casa Árabe Auditorium in Cordoba (c/ Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9), with free entry until the room’s capacity is full.
Synopses
Zahra, by Muhammad Bakry (Palestina, 2009, 63 min.).
This film tells the story of Zahra, the director’s aunt, who originally came from the town of Albaena, in Galilee. After the war in 1948, Zahra finds herself forced to be the mother for her entire family. Her memories and the remembrances of her town and her family are mixed with the very history of this town in Galilee and that of many other towns in the region.
Recycling, by Mahmoud Al Massad (Jordan, Germany, Holland and the United States, 2007, 80 min.).
Through a portrait of the main character, the cousin of well-known terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, this documentary provides us with a look at the Jordanian town of al-Zarqa and the everyday concerns and routine of the central character and the people closest to him, within the context of the world after September 11.
My Heart Beats Only for Her, by Mohamed Soueid (Lebanon, 2008, 87 min.).
In the 1970’s, many Lebanese and Palestinians in the Fatah movement had their eye on Vietnam. Although the new generations are looking more towards Dubai, or they stay in Beirut and southern Lebanon, some continue to dream about Hanoi. This documentary creates a mosaic in which these four places become one, through the story of Hatem Hatem, also known as “Abu Hassan Hanoi.”
Neighbors, by Tahani Rached (Egypt, 2009, 105 min.).
Garden City is a small but emblematic and wealthy neighborhood in Cairo, which became the core of political power in Egypt in the late nineteenth century. The film takes us on a tour through abandoned palaces, embassies, buildings and streets in this area, where we also come across the homes people with very few resources. It is a look through the eyes of the local neighbors.
