ALFILM SHORTS: On Militarization
الأفلام القصيرة : عن العَسْكرة

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From Bonaparte’s campaigns in Egypt to American oil interests in Northern Syria, the colonization of Arab lands has taken different forms across centuries. This rich collection of short films spanning eras and geographies highlights how militarization shapes not only the land and the mind but the very experience of time itself through different filmic approaches. Together, they paint a poetic tale not devoid of the spirit of resilience against a reality of increased securitization, land grabs, and dispossession.

Followed by a film talk with Yazan Rabee (director of Back).

Back
Experimental, director: Yazan Rabee, Syria/Netherlands, 2023, 7 min, AR, with EN st.

Who Loves The Sun
Documentary, director: Arshia Shakiba , Syria/Canada, 2024, 20 min, AR, with EN st.

Apoléon
Experimental film, director: Amir Youssef, Egypt/France, 2024, 14 min, AR, with EN st.

The Watchman
Fiction, director: Ali Cherri, Lebanon/France/Italy, 2024, 26 min, Turkish, with EN st.

An Orange From Jaffa
Fiction, director: Mohammed Almughanni, Palestine, 2024, 26 min, AR, with EN st.