Hala Alabdallah, an encounter with the cinema of Syrian exile

FR 28.02
3 films by Hala Alabdallah
16:00, FREE

16:00 Farouk, assiégé comme moi (2016, 92 min)
17:45 Hey, n’oublie pas le cumin (2008, 66 min)
19:00 Omar Amiralay - La Douleur, le Temps, le Silence (2021, 109 min)

SA 01.03
masterclass by Hala Alabdallah,
moderated by Rand Abou-Fakher
17:00, in French, get your ticket

17:00 masterclass by Hala, moderated by Rand
19:00 break
20:00 screening 'I am the one who carries flowers to her grave' by Hala Alabdallah

more about the masterclass
The previous associated artist, Rand Abou-Fakher, invites filmmaker Hala Alabdalla for a conversation and screening. Conceived as a masterclass, this conversation offers an opportunity to delve into Hala’s body of work while also creating a space for resonance and dialogue between two generations of Syrian filmmakers.

more about the screening
Filmmaker Hala Alabdallah was banned from Syria 25 years ago. Her acclaimed debut documentary is an intensely personal study of her native country Syria in which she reflects not only on the sense of loss which so many of her compatriots are coping with, but also on their enormous resilience. The documentary integrates interviews with three of her friends who have long ago left Syria for France with images of her husband Youssef Abdelke, a painter who is reunited with his mother after a long time.