The Park (Dancing on the Rubble of Empire)
Synopsis
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2026
Centered around the filmmakers’ local park, this film is a celebration of London and the resilience of migrant communities that have shaped the city from its beginnings. It’s about the British Empire Exhibition of 1924-25 and a line which stretches all the way from then to today. It’s about Palestine, which sits along this colonial continuum, and a park full of dancing, BBQs, birthday parties and joy. Through a hybrid form that combines documentary, archival footage, and direct animation this film meditates on the colonial remnants lodged in our lives and asks what it means to celebrate, play, and belong amid the rubble of empire.
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2026
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 34 min
- Format
- Digital, Super8, 16mm
- Director
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Arwa Aburawa, Turab Shah
- Producer
- Arwa Aburawa, Turab Shah
- Editor
- Arwa Aburawa
- Director of Photography
- Turab Shah
- Sound
- Sami El-Enany
- Composer
- Sami El-Enany
- 16mm Operator
- Chanthila Phaophanit
- Super8
- Arwa Aburawa, Turab Shah
- Direct Animation
- Arwa Aburawa, Turab Shah
- Re-recording Mixer
- Steve Bond
- Camera Assistant
- Jake Pentland
- Sound Recordist
- Jake Pentland
- Colourist
- Emily Russul Saib
- Online Editor
- Andrew Fisun
- Direct Animation Processing
- James Halcome
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Production Status
Production Company
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