June 22, 2021
A Note on Jocelyne Saab and Screening Violence
Michelle Baroody This text is presented as part of the Mizna Film Series, a monthly selection which expands our regular film programming to include screenings, critical essays, filmmaker interviews, and discussions exploring revolutionary forms of cinema from the SWANA region and beyond. On January 7, 2019, Lebanon lost a pioneering filmmaker, journalist, photographer, artist, and political thinker with the passing of Jocelyne Saab. Saab was born in Beirut on April 30, 1948,...
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May 29, 2021
Q&A with Empty Metal’s Adam Khalil
by Michelle Baroody and Ahmed AbdulMageed
This Q&A, conducted by Mizna Film Programs staff Michelle Baroody and Ahmed AbdulMageed, is presented as part of the Mizna Film Series, a monthly selection which expands our regular film programming to include screenings, critical essays, interviews, and discussions exploring revolutionary forms of cinema from the SWANA region and beyond. Q. The interplay of surveillance and intuition comes into a clear focus throughout this film. How do these themes show up in your life and your...
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April 10, 2020
#MiznaAtHome: SWANA Cinema Watchlist
by Nailah Taman | in Film
Past Arab Film Fest curators recommend Arab/SWANA cinema available on streaming platforms for your quarantine viewing pleasure. Check out the rest of #MiznaAtHome programming here and a curated resource list for keeping up with SWANA culture here. Rami Azzazi, Arab Film Fest Curator 2014 The Time That Remains (2009), Elia Suleiman The Time That Remains: A dark comedy by Elia Suleiman tells the multi-generational story of the creation of the state of Israel.This Way Up: A...
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