Akram Zaatari Movies

  • 1970
    Nature Morte

    Nature Morte

    Nature Morte

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    This is a recording of a silent moment, in which 2 men prepare themselves for a military action. While the older one leaves in the end, weapon to his...

    Nature Morte
  • 2000
    Red Chewing Gum

    Red Chewing Gum

    Red Chewing Gum

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    RED CHEWING GUM recounts a story of separation between two men. It is a video letter that is set in the context of the changing Hamra, a formerly...

    Red Chewing Gum
  • 2010
    On Photography, People and Modern Times

    On Photography, People and Modern Times

    On Photography, People and Modern Times

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    On Photography, People and Modern Times is a two-channel video installation that tracks photographic records that Akram Zaatari researched and...

    On Photography, People and Modern Times
  • 2017
    On Photography, Dispossession and Times of Struggle

    On Photography, Dispossession and Times of Struggle

    On Photography, Dispossession and Times of Struggle

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    Taking the idea of loss and dispossession as a starting point, this film is a reflection on photography and its people. It looks at the position of...

    On Photography, Dispossession and Times of Struggle
  • 2012
    Her + Him

    Her + Him

    Her + Him

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    In 1998, Akram Zaatari interviewed Egyptian photographer Van Leo in Cairo. In 2001 he made the video Her + Him Van Leo and based it on the story of a...

    Her + Him
  • 2014
    Beirut Exploded Views

    Beirut Exploded Views

    Beirut Exploded Views

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    In a city post-apocalypse, young men communicate only through smart devices. They make home out of urban debris. They can’t speak to each...

    Beirut Exploded Views
  • 2003
    This Day

    This Day

    This Day

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    Unravels a dual journey – extroverted in place, introverted in memory. Beginning with a photograph taken in the 1950s by historian Jibrail...

    This Day