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Avant Cinema 4.5: RESISTANCE[S]
July 27, 2011
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RESISTANCE[S] compiles 8 short films and videos by artists from the Middle East and North Africa as a panorama of contemporary experimental creativity from this region of the world. The artists presented are all international travellers. Their identities have been shaped by the cultures they’ve encountered during forced or voluntary states of migration and exile. In this sense the films reflect a complex and often misunderstood Arab world, torn by internal conflict. The result of cultural amalgamation rooted in history, this region is constantly in search of new definitions, a task taken on by the artists presented in this compilation. Using images to lead the narrative, each artist, no matter the style or medium, succeeds in raising fundamental questions relating to humanity, politics, and aesthetics. The relationship between past and present, between tradition and modernity, geographical distance and culture gaps, the status of women in today’s Arab societies, the image of these societies as portrayed by the media, as well as a number of political concerns are all central themes of this program.
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AFS Screening Room
1901 E. 51st Street
Gate 2 by water tower
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General/ $8
AFS Members & Student/ $5
Info Phone: 512-322-0145
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July 27, 2011Times:
7 p.m.
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