Project Detail

O, Persecuted

Synopsis

“'O, Persecuted' turns the act of restoring Kassem Hawal’s 1974 Palestinian Militant film, 'Our Small Houses', into a performance possible only through film. One that involves speed, bodies, and the movement of the past into a future that collides ideology with escapism.” —Basma Alsharif
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Director
Basma Alsharif
Producer
Basma Alsharif

Production Status

Production Company

Palestine, UK coproduction

Sales Company

Video Data Bank (US)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
112 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago
IL 60603
USA

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