Ettiyahat – Independent Culture and Sudan Film Factory invite viewers to attend two nights of Sudanese short films in Beirut titled “A Look at Sudan” at Ettiyahat Headquarters in Mar Michael (Al Fandom Stairs – Beirut). )). These two nights are part of a series of joint film events organized by Etijahat and the Sudanese Film Factory, as well as the continuation of the Syrian Film Week organized in Khartoum in 2021.
According to the organizers, the event aims to “reflect the experiences of Sudanese filmmakers over the generations and the new questions they raise about society, tradition, justice, modernity and cinematic aesthetics.” The first night will feature a screening of four selected films from the seventies and eighties, followed by a panel discussion moderated by director and director of photography Judd Kurani with a selection of directors. Movies: “Station” (1989) Tayeb Mahdi (photo), “But the Earth is spinning” (1978) Suleiman Al-Nour, “Camel” (1981) Ibrahim Shaddad and “Amber Mining” (1975) Hussein Sharif. For the second night, it is dedicated to five short films by directors of the new wave of Sudanese cinema: “The Set” (2020) by Suzanne Mirgani, “Hahai Kalab” (2019) by Saddam Siddiq, “A Handful of Dates” . (2010) Hashem Hasan, Iman (2020) Lamia Bitar and Al Fendak (2022) Muhammad Al Murr.
* “A Look at Sudan”: Wednesday, 27 and Thursday, July 28 – Question: 20:00 – “Relations – Independent Culture” Headquarters (Mar Michael – Daraj El Fandom – Beirut). To book and confirm participation: [email protected]
A guide to happiness?
In light of the hardships Lebanon is experiencing on all levels, people have lost the ability to be happy. Contentment does not mean happiness, not contentment, not contentment, but contentment found “here and now.” This is also confirmed by the organizers of the “Laboratory of Pleasures”, who mention that “pleasure, not limited either to a certain contract in time or a long time, is not reduced to the feeling of a certain success, or limited to physical sensations … At the same time, it can be related to all these things.” To explore this topic in more detail, the lab will return for a second tour at Zukak Studio (Al Karantina) next Thursday and Friday.
The event aims to “think deeply about happiness and how we can define it, experience it or have it, and how we can create it and share it with others.” Therefore, organizers who want free interaction, communication, movement, writing, relaxation and meditation are invited to participate to contribute and enjoy this open learning. The idea was prepared by Maya Zbib (pictured) with Maya Al-Shami. Please note that this lab is part of a collaborative project by a group of multinational artists that has been running for two years called The Sun Sets Eight Times a Day.
* Al-Surour Lab: Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July – Question: 16:30 – Zukak Studio (Al Quarantina – Beirut). For inquiries: 01/570676
Khashk bishak continues
Next Friday, Metro Al-Madina will host a new show, “Hashek Beshek”, which has been going on for many years and imitates the wedding and cabaret music that was common in Egypt in the first half of the last century. The show consists of four dance panels, including dozens of songs created by nine artists, distributed among musicians, singers, actors and dancers who will take us to that beautiful time.
Featured in the upcoming concert: Yasmina Fayed (photo – vocals), Ziad Al Ahmadia (vocals and oud), Bahaa Doe (percussion and vocals), Ziad Jaafar (violin and vocals), Hisham Jaber (vocals), Randa Mahul (dance) , Lina Sahab (vocals), Ahmed Al-Khatib (vocals) and Diaa Hamza (harmonica and accordion).
* “Hashk Bishk Show”: Friday, July 29 – T: 21:00 – “Metro Madina” (Hamra – Beirut). For inquiries: 76/309363
Najwa Barakat: About war and its victims
On August 6, the Book Club invites all lovers of novels to a session with writer Najwa Barakat (pictured) at Kokhi Cafe (Hamra), where she will discuss her seventh novel, Mr. Known (Dar Al-Adab – 2019). ). This is a book about war and its victims, living survivors whose mental health does not matter.
Events revolve around “Mr. Before”, wandering the streets and alleys of Beirut, trying to overcome the cruelty of his mother Soraya and the selfishness of his brother “Saed”, as well as the abandonment of his lover Nada and memory . his father, who committed suicide in front of him. The novel is a journey below Beirut, where the stench and cheap bodies, and where the city says nothing.
* Discussing the novel “Mr. Noone”: Saturday, August 6, Q: 11:30 – “Kohi Cafe” (Antwork – Hamra / Beirut).
Source: Al-Akhbar
