Safar: A Journey Through Popular Arab Cinema kicks off with a discussion forum with internationally renowned experts, industry figures and academics. Session: ARAB CINEMA IN THE UK — THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE Speakers: Jason Wood, Director of Programming for the Curzon Cinema Group Mona Deeley, Founding Director of Zenith Foundation Ali Jaafar, Executive Director […]
Safar: A Journey Through Popular Arab Cinema (21-27 September 2012) kicks off with a discussion forum with internationally renowned experts, industry figures and academics. Session: ARAB CINEMA — IN PRACTICE Speakers: Hussein Fahmy, Egyptian screen icon and star of Watch Out for Zouzou (1971) Philippe Aractingi, Lebanese film director of Bosta (2005) and Under the […]
Al Jazeera English Presents: WITNESS: MOHAMED AT ETON In September 2010, 16-year-old Palestinian refugee Mohamad Fahed arrives at London’s Heathrow airport and is taken to Britain’s most prestigious private school, Eton College. Here, thanks to an all-expenses paid scholarship, he will spend the next two years, adopting the mantle of a public schoolboy in an […]
OFFSCREEN EXPEDITIONS: JOURNEY TO SAUDI ARABIA Film 05: Paint the Way The team spends some time with a young Saudi artist based in Jeddah who uses graffiti to express herself and share her thoughts with the wider world. We follow her with her stencil partner as they spray their art around the city. www.offscreenexpedition.com/2012_sa/ ABOUT […]
OFFSCREEN EXPEDITIONS: JOURNEY TO SAUDI ARABIA Film 03: Pilgrimage to Makkah With the Hajj exhibition taking place in the British Museum right now, Awais shares his account of what it felt like travelling from the UK to perform Umrah. Arabia Offscreen, an international creative competition attracted more than 500 entries from talented young artists, designers, […]
Offscreen Expeditions: Journey to Saudi Arabia Film 1: Introduction to Arabia Offscreen This short film showcases the magnitude of the journey; the impact it made on the winners, the places they went to and the faces they met. Arabia Offscreen, an international creative competition attracted more than 500 entries from talented young artists, designers, film-makers, […]
OFFSCREEN EXPEDITIONS: JOURNEY TO SAUDI ARABIA Film 06: Fragments: A Spiritual Journey The source of any creativity is life experiences. The Arabia Offscreen journey in Saudi Arabia left an impact on all those involved. This shared experience proved that the most inspirational characters are hidden, sometimes within ourselves. Saudi Arabia is definitely a golden hub […]
OFFSCREEN EXPEDITIONS: JOURNEY TO SAUDI ARABIA Film 04: Challenging the Stereotypes of Saudi Ridiculously wealthy, arrogant mindsets and a backward culture. Is this really true? Or will this journey open Awais’s eyes to things that go beyond the headlines? Arabia Offscreen, an international creative competition attracted more than 500 entries from talented young artists, designers, […]
OFFSCREEN EXPEDITIONS: JOURNEY TO SAUDI ARABIA Film 02: Development vs. Tradition Contemplating the backstreets and alleys of the Balad, the old town in Jeddah, Marouan examines the contrasts of life and if there is a struggle between tradition and modernity. Arabia Offscreen, an international creative competition attracted more than 500 entries from talented young artists, […]
By Mohammad Mirbashiri Last year a dull and chilly autumn evening became the setting for a premiere screening as part of the BFI's 54th Londo...