Project Detail

A Magical Substance Flows Into Me

Synopsis

Artist Jumana Manna sets out in search of the musical diversity of historical Palestine. Drawing on her research into the German-Jewish ethnomusicologist Robert Lachmann (1892-1939) and his work in Palestine, the film follows Manna’s exchanges with musicians as she encounters them in their homes and places of work and worship.
Berlinale 2016 - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
68 mins
Director
Jumana Manna
Producer
Polly Staple
Editor
Katrin Ebersohn
Screenwriter
Jumana Manna
Director of Photography
Daniel Kedem
Sound
Sound Recording: Antoine Brochu; Sound Mixing: Jochen Jezussek
Composer
Voice and music from: Aharon Amram, Liron Amram, Abdullah Wasif Cahen, Neta Elkayam, Amit Hai, Mousa Al Khamaysi, Yaniv Ovadia, Said Murad, Wisam Murad, Osama Abu ‘Ali, Hassan Abu ‘Ali, Hussein Abu ‘Ali, Hani Shushari
Principal cast
Adel Manna, Aziza Manna

Production Status

Production Company

Palestinian Territories, Germany, UK coproduction

Co-commissioned by the Sharjah Art Foundation and Chisenhale Gallery with Malmö Konsthall and the Biennale of Sydney

Sales Company

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