Fim Screening: HAWI
Organisation: Dash Arts
Time: 02 March 2011 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Place: Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road, London E1
Dash Arts Presents:
HAWI
In association with Zenith Foundation Dash Arts presents a screening of award-winning Egyptian film Hawi (2010).
Shot in Alexandria using non-professional actors and an unpaid crew, Ibrahim El Batout's third feature continues the Egyptian filmmaker's obsession in contemplating the details of daily Egyptian life. Hawi, winner of the Best Arab Film Award at last year’s Doha Film Festival, follows the journey of Youssef, a prisoner released after five years of solitary confinement in order to fetch a sheath of important documents, with a number of seemingly unconnected subplots, concerning a group of aspiring songwriters, a satellite TV executive searching for a show host, and an elderly juggler.
The Dash Café at Rich Mix will also feature house duo Fantazia. Fantazia play a breathtakingly rootsy blend of Gnawa, Chaabi and Dance which draws on the vibrant rhythms and rich musical tradition of North Africa. Built around the original compositions of Algerian oud player Yazid, Fantazia’s irresistible grooves create a sizzling party atmosphere that soon has any audience on its feet and dancing.
Wednesday 2 March 2011 | 19:00-22:00
Rich Mix
Bethnal Green Road
London
E1 6LA
FREE EVENT | Places are limited | To book a place please email info@dasharts.org.uk