Shorts Program 2
Orientation: A New Arab Cinema
August 24 - 29, 2012
Nothing is affected more than the relationship between people when societies shift and change. These five films explore how men and women have to renegotiate traditional roles in modern times, and how those without power find ways to coexist with those in power: Garagouz (Abdenour Zahzah), Samir’s Room (Osama Qashoo), The Masseur (Anouar Lahoua), Cheers to You (Soleen Yusef), Fatin Drives Me Crazy (Mohammed Sendi).
Garagouz
Abdenour Zahzah, 2010, Algeria, HDCAM; 24m
Mokhtar is a travelling puppeteer encountering on one trip the personifications of his country’s problems.
Samir’s Room
Osama Qashoo | 2011 | UK/Palestine | HDCAM | 15m
Samir finds a way to regain entry into his childhood bedroom, now occupied by Israeli settlers.
The Masseur/Attaieb
Anouar Lahouar | 2011 | Tunisia | Digibeta | 24m
A masseur used to bathing the living is called upon to prepare a corpse for burial when no undertaker is available.
Cheers to You/Noş
Soleen Yusef | 2011 | Germany | HDCAM | 21m
A young German-Kurdish couple come to terms with their arranged marriage.
Fatin Drives Me Crazy
Mohammed Sendi | Saudi Arabia | 20m
Newlywed Fatin loves her husband, but she needs to get to the grocery store.
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