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E n c l o s u r e s 22’ An essay on
borders, history, and the weather.
‘Enclosures’ is a video essay on movement
within borders, on exile both internal and external amongst other
questions.
It ‘s a road trip from Holland to France, through which it
embarks on reflections about various topics by way of written texts
and voices of invisible personalities.
Born in Beirut, studied History at the American University
of Beirut and European Film Studies at The University of Edinburgh
in the U.K.
Has participated recently in a residency programm in the Rijksakademie
Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.
She is currently in the process of working on a video essay shot
in Belo Horizonte within the project ‘Blind Spaces’
organised by CEIA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and PULSE, Durban, South
Africa.
Filmography includes:
Enclosures, video essay produced by the Rijksakademie van beeldende
kunsten stichting trustfonds, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2004,
(22’)
Several inadequate things to say and do, video lecture/performance
in collaboration with Jeremiah Day, produced by the Rijksakademie
van beeldende kunsten, 2004, (17’)
Last fall, produced by the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten,
Amsterdam, 2003, (2’30”)
I swam in the sea last week… , produced by the Rijksakademie
van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, 2003, (2’30”)
Downtown Amman- urbanportraits, documentary produced by Mawared-
The National Investment and Resources Corporation, Amman, Jordan,
2003, (18’)
Red is the colour of my eye, documentary essay produced by Ashkal
Alwane and the Ministry of Culture in Lebanon, Lebanon, 2000, (23’).
Of seduction, documentary fiction in collaboration with Ghassan
Salhab produced by Ayloul festival and the Ministry of Culture in
Lebanon, Lebanon, 1998-1999, (32’)
A lunch on a Sunday in Tannourine- a non-edited video, an experimentation
on editing, 2001.
Collaboration on the script of Terra Incognita a feature film by
Ghassan Salhab, produced by Agat films, France, 2001.
Selection Cannes International film festival, Cannes, France, May
2002.
Films have been screened in various festivals including:
Le festival du film Libanais, Beirut, Lebanon.
Videobrasil, SP, Brasil (Sep 2005)?
World wide video festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Architecture film festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Blackmovie, Genève, Switzerland.
´Lebanese Culture Week´, organised by the Ministry of
Culture in Lebanon and the Ministry of
Culture in Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
First Arab film festival Minnesota, U.S.A.
‘City Scape- the emotion of the city’ presented by Cell-initiators
of incidents, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Les ‘écrans documentaires, Gentilly et val-de- marne,
France.
Awarded 'Prix du jury' and 'prix du public' for ‘of seduction’.
Publications
Rêve matinal, 35 pp, printed and produced by the Rijksakademie
van beeldende kunsten stichting trustfonds, 2004.
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