{"id":296963,"date":"2021-08-06T18:25:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T21:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=296963"},"modified":"2021-08-09T18:54:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T21:54:45","slug":"arab-world-film-festival-presents-seven-new-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-world-film-festival-presents-seven-new-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven films to premiere in Arab World Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 This year\u2019s Arab World Film Festival will take place online again. The movies will be screened on the Festival and SESC\u2019s digital platforms, and the seven titles were never before released in Brazil. The event is free of charge, and the films display themes such as the political future and societies in transformation in a post-pandemic world. The screenings will run from August 20 to September 16, 2021. <em>Pictured above, the film \u201c200 Meters.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The event is organized by Brazil\u2019s Arab Culture Institute (ICArabe) and the Brazilian Social Service for Commerce (SESC) of the state of S\u00e3o Paulo. Arab House, the cultural center of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), is a sponsor of the Festival. In addition to the screenings, online meetings with directors and special guests will be hosted for interaction with the public.<\/p>\n<p>The works include directors and producers from countries like Syria, Palestine, Qatar, and Brazil. In the production of \u201cIn Memoriam,\u201d Brazil, Argentina, and Syria are involved. The film is directed by Brazilian Otavio Cury. The first part of the schedule is split between exclusive screenings on the <a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/mundoarabe2021.icarabe.org\">Festival\u2019s website<\/a> from August 20 to September 2. Other films will be screened on <a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/sescsp.org.br\/cinemaemcasa\">SESC\u2019s digital platform<\/a> from August 20 to September 16.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Read more about another film directed by Cury: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/movie-on-quest-for-arab-identity-reaches-10th-anniversary\/\">Movie on quest for Arab identity reaches 10th anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The works can also be divided into two main themes: \u201cMental Plots,\u201d which includes the documentary \u201cChaos,\u201d by director Sarah Fattahi; the feature \u201cScrewdriver,\u201d by director Bassam Jarbawi; and \u201cThe Scarecrows,\u201d directed by Nouri Bouzid. The other session is called \u201cIdentity Kaleidoscope,\u201d which encompasses \u201cWe are from there,\u201d a documentary by Wissam Tanios; the fictional \u201cBaghdad in My Shadow,\u201d directed by Samir Jamal Aldin; the film \u201c200 Meters,\u201d directed by Ameen Nayfeh; in addition to \u201cIn Memoriam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event bolsters the diversity of the Arab countries and ties with Brazilian society. \u201cIn the wake of the search for works of contemporary cinematography in the Arab World, the identity of people and the ideal of a nation that one intends to forge are put into question, under the critical perspective of its directors who emerge in the eagerness to denounce regional and universal themes,\u201d stated in a note the Festival\u2019s curator, Arthur Jafet.<\/p>\n<p>The opening will occur on August 19, at 7:00 pm BRT (10:00 pm UTC), online (on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfmZ3RvF7GUiHcVFgW2FdJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICArabe\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>). After the event, each platform will make available one film per week. To watch those on the Festival\u2019s website, registration is required. To watch the movies on SESC\u2019s platform, registration is not needed.<\/p>\n<p>The event also has the support of Arteplex, UNIFESP (Federal University of S\u00e3o Paulo) | Edward Said Chair of Contemporary Studies | Dean of Extension and Culture, CineF\u00e9rtil, Brazilian Sleep Institute, Synapse, and Swiss Confederation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On SESC\u2019s platform:<br \/>\n<\/strong>August 20 to 26: \u201c200 Meters\u201d<br \/>\nAugust 27 to September 2: \u201cBaghdad in My Shadow\u201d<br \/>\nSeptember 3 to 9: \u201cChaos\u201d<br \/>\nSeptember 10 to 16: \u201cThe Scarecrows\u201d [Les \u00c9pouvantails]<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the Festival\u2019s website:<br \/>\n<\/strong>August 20 to 26: \u201cScrewdriver\u201d [Mafak]<br \/>\nAugust 27 to September 2: (2 films) \u201cWe are from there\u201d (feature) and \u201cIn Memoriam\u201d (short)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>16th Arab World Film Festival<br \/>\nFree<\/p>\n<p>From August 20 to September 2<br \/>\nFestival\u2019s website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundoarabe2020.icarabe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mundoarabe2021.icarabe.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From August 20 to September 16<br \/>\nSESC\u2019s Digital Platform: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sescsp.org.br\/cinemaemcasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sescsp.org.br\/cinemaemcasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the works is directed by Brazil&#8217;s Otavio Cury. 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