Project Detail

As If No Misfortune Had Occurred in the Night

Synopsis

An Arabic-language opera about mourning and inherited trauma. Performed by Palestinian soprano Nour Darwish, it fuses Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder with Masha’al, a traditional Palestinian song.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 - International premiere

Details

Year
2022
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
21 mins
Format
three-channel video work
Director
Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind
Producer
Ali Roche
Screenwriter
Soren Lind
Language Note
In Arabic with English subtitles

Production Status

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