Akram Zaatari Movies

  • 2001
    Her + Him Van Leo

    Her + Him Van Leo

    Her + Him Van Leo

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    This portrait of famed Armenian-Egyptian studio photographer Van Leo, whose career spanned some 50 years, is also a reflection on transformations in...

    Her + Him Van Leo
  • 1995
    Reflection

    Reflection

    Reflection

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    An eleven-minute film by Akram Zaatari from 1995. Memories and images of childhood are reflected both on the screen and in the small mirror that a...

    Reflection
  • 2003
    This Day

    This Day

    This Day

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    Unravels a dual journey – extroverted in place, introverted in memory. Beginning with a photograph taken in the 1950s by historian Jibrail...

    This Day
  • 1995
    Gift

    Gift

    Gift

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    GIFT discusses the idea of public space : on a public beach, right across from a residential block, a young boy begs the filmmaker to let him join...

    Gift
  • 1970
    The Candidate

    The Candidate

    The Candidate

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    It is a critique of television's promotion of political figures. A candidate running for presidency talks about his political agenda and addresses...

    The Candidate
  • 1997
    Crazy of You

    Crazy of You

    Crazy of You

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    Set in the industrial suburbs of Beirut, Majnounak explores male sexuality through interviews with men who recount one of their sexual relationships....

    Crazy of You
  • 1997
    All is Well on the Border

    All is Well on the Border

    All is Well on the Border

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    One of Zaatari’s earliest experiments in documentary video, All Is Well on the Border emerged from the filmmaker’s desire to understand...

    All is Well on the Border
  • 2010
    On Photography, People and Modern Times

    On Photography, People and Modern Times

    On Photography, People and Modern Times

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    On Photography, People and Modern Times is a two-channel video installation that tracks photographic records that Akram Zaatari researched and...

    On Photography, People and Modern Times