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A selection of documentaries that gives us a glimpse into the thin line Arabs tread between pursuing their creative and athletic passions, and the pressing need to preserve cultural identities and societal traditions.
Salah Elmur’s dreamlike paintings, inspired by his photographic archive, reflect his struggles with censorship, violence, and the inability to return to his beloved home.
About the Filmmaker:
Matteo Lonardi is an Italian photographer, filmmaker and VR director based between Nairobi and Milan. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2014. Since 2010, he has been documenting artists around the world through photography, video and VR. He was the founder of the multimedia project, Reframe Iran, which won a Magic Grant from The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University in 2014. His written, photographic and video work has appeared in international publications such as BBC, Creative Time, The Guardian, La Stampa, The Huffington Post, Il Corriere Della Sera, among others.
- Year2024
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountrySudan, Egypt
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMatteo Lonardi
- ProducerIan Forster
- CastSalah Elmur
A selection of documentaries that gives us a glimpse into the thin line Arabs tread between pursuing their creative and athletic passions, and the pressing need to preserve cultural identities and societal traditions.
Salah Elmur’s dreamlike paintings, inspired by his photographic archive, reflect his struggles with censorship, violence, and the inability to return to his beloved home.
About the Filmmaker:
Matteo Lonardi is an Italian photographer, filmmaker and VR director based between Nairobi and Milan. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2014. Since 2010, he has been documenting artists around the world through photography, video and VR. He was the founder of the multimedia project, Reframe Iran, which won a Magic Grant from The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University in 2014. His written, photographic and video work has appeared in international publications such as BBC, Creative Time, The Guardian, La Stampa, The Huffington Post, Il Corriere Della Sera, among others.
- Year2024
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountrySudan, Egypt
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMatteo Lonardi
- ProducerIan Forster
- CastSalah Elmur