- Monday, 13. October 2014 – Tuesday, 14. October 2014 Save in my calendar
Art in Exile: Film Screening and Art Exhibition
The Heinrich Böll Foundation, Syria Relief and Development, the Norwegian Embassy and the Goethe Institute are pleased to invite you to:
Art in Exile: Film Screening and Art Exhibition
October 13-14, 2014
Goethe Institut
812 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Art in Exile will explore the challenges and potential for artistic expression during times of tyranny, war, and exile. From an Iraqi fashion designer seeking refuge in Syria, to an actor facing forced conscription in Syria, to filmmakers working under the Assad regime, and finally to several Palestinian artists from Syria who have found themselves twice displaced, this short festival follows the journey of several artists pre and post-2011 uprising. Film screenings will be followed by panel discussions on the themes in the films and an art exhibit featuring artists originally from Yarmouk Camp in Damascus, Syria now living everywhere from Beirut to Gotland, Sweden. This exhibit aims to highlight the artists’ creative and physical exile, the war, and the importance of addressing the refugee crisis in the region, Europe and the United States.
Tickets for the film screening will be 12$, donated to Syria Relief and Development. Artwork sold will be donated to the Jafra Foundation aiding Yarmouk Camp in Damascus. To purchase tickets, please click here.
Program
October 13: Exhibit Opening and Film Screening/ Panel Discussion :
Pop-up Exhibit: Artists Twice Displaced
6:30 p.m. - Film Screening- Chebabs de Yarmouk (2011), followed by a panel discussion with Honey al Sayed and Nidal Bitari former resident and journalist of Yarmouk Camp.
8.30pm. - Second Film Screening- MiG (2011): 12 minute long film by Thaer alSahli
October 14: Film Screenings/ Panel Discussion:
Pop-up Exhibit: Artists Twice Displaced
6:30 p.m. - First Screening- A Tale of Two Syrias (2011), followed by a panel discussion with Honey al Sayed and featuring the filmmaker Yasmin Fedda and filmmaker and protagonist of the film, Salem.
8:30 p.m. - Second Film Screening- Border (2013)