FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IN MIDDLE EASTERN CINEMA

Organisation: City University and London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange

Time: 14 May 2011 4:00pm - 20 May 2011 9:00pm

Place: Various across London

 

 

City University London and London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange Present:

 

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IN MIDDLE EASTERN CINEMA

A mini-festival of feature and documentary films, and a two-day conference, focusing on the rich musical heritage and the burgeoning new music scenes in the region.

 

Saturday 14 – Friday 20 May 2011
Various London Venues

See below for full festival programme

 

 

ARAB WORLD RELATED FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME

Film Screening: The Band’s Visit | Dir Eran Kolirin | 89mins | France/Israel/USA | 2001
14 May | 16:00 | The Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR
Tickets: £8.50/£7.50 | Box office: 020 7328 1000 | www.tricycle.co.uk

Two-day Conference featuring acclaimed academics, film-makers and film music composers.
17 – 18 May | 09:15-19:00 | Institute of Musical Research, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Tickets: £10 p/day | Students/unwaged: Free | Call: 020 7664 4865 | E: music@sas.ac.uk | http://music.sas.ac.uk/

Documentary Film Screenings at SOAS, University of London on19-20 May 2011

Thursday 19 May 2011
14:00 | I love Hip Hop in Morocco | Dirs Joshua Asen & Jennifer Needleman | 80mins | USA/Morocco | 2007
15.30 | Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt | Dir Michael Goldman | 67mins | USA/ Egypt | 1996
17:40 | Arabic Fusion: The Sound Between the Notes | Dir Cyril Eberle | 40mins | UAE/Lebanon | 2011

Friday 20 May 2011
17:30 | The Singing Barber of Mosul | Dir Katia Saleh | 20mins | Lebanon | 2007
18:00 | Slingshot Hip-Hop | Dir Jackie Reem Salloum | 83mins | Palestine/USA | 2008
19:3 | Heavy Metal in Baghdad | Dirs Eddy Moretti & Soroosh Alvi | 84mins | USA/ Iraq | 2008
19 - 20 May | Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG
Free, seats allocated on a first come first served basis

All details are subject to change.

For further information, festival updates and more visit:
www.middleasternmusicandcinema.wordpress.com