Description
Mizna: The Cinema Issue delves into the relationship between moving image–making and writing through the formal and conceptual framework of fragmentation, a theme which remains increasingly urgent to the SWANA region in the midst of the genocide in Gaza. Guest-edited by Palestinian filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky, the issue is our most formally experimental publication to date. From vintage movie posters to photo essays, this limited edition issue’s beyond-the-bounds format, designed by Alex DeArmond, emphasizes fragmentation through special printed elements, held together in a single folio.
The issue includes contributions from Andrea Abi-Karam, Emily Ahmed, Nadira Amrani, Sophia Attigui, Aida Bardissi, Banah El Ghadbanah, Lara El Gibaly, Christiane Gruber, Jamie Lee Haddad, Roann Hassani McCloskey, Søren Lind, Raed Rafei, Yasmine Roukiaya, Reman Sadani, Larissa Sansour, Andrea Shaker, Jen Siraganian, Eman Quotah, and Lori Yeghiayan Friedman.
Additionally, guest editor Saeed Taji Farouky conducts interviews with Kamal Aljafari, Roann Hassani McCloskey, and Nadira Amrani. The cover image, a behind-the-scenes shot of Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind’s film, was photographed by Lenka Rayn H.
