Date: Sunday 18 Jan, 2015
Time: 07:00 pm
Venue:
Al Qasba, Block (B), Second Floor, Masrah Al Qasba – Theatre,
United Arab Emirates
Maraya Art Centre is proud to present a screening of nine short films, made by Palestinians living in Palestine and the refugee diaspora, to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Oslo Accords. In 2013, Palestinian production house Idioms Film issued an open call inviting Palestinian filmmakers to propose films reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Oslo Accords. Suspended Time compiles the nine short pieces commissioned for production. Collectively, these richly-varying works "stitch together a contemporary filmic commentary on the Oslo Accords as perceived, sensed and lived by nine filmmakers and artists." The individual titles in this compelling sequence are: Long War by Asma Ghanem; Twenty Handshakes for Peace by Mahdi Fleifel; Oslo Syndrome by Ayman Azraq; Apartment 10/14 by Tarzan and Arab Nasser;Interference by Amin Nayef; Journey of a Sofa by Alaa Al Ali; Message to Obama by Muhannad Salahat; From Ramallah by Assem Nasser; and Leaving Oslo by Yazan Khalili. This event is being held in collaboration with Reel Palestine, a collective/organisation that organises pop up screenings of Palestinian film and documentaries to give the audience an opportunity to see the real view of life in Palestine and celebrate Palestinian cinema. For more information on the organization please visit www.reelpalestine.org