Creating Hope Together Film Screening and Conversation with Artists
Creating Hope Together: Film Screening and Conversation with Artists
IMPACT partners with DAH Theater on their Prologue to Arts and Human Rights Festival “Talking Peace”, marking International Human Rights Day! 📆 Wednesday, December 11, 2024 8:00 pm CET | 2:00 pm EST Documentary Screening: Gaza Monologues; Ten Years and the Dream Continues 8:20 pm CET | 2:20 pm EST Documentary Screening: Jogging 8:45 pm CET | 2:45 PM EST Conversation with Artists
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Join the conversation with Iman Aoun, Palestine and Hanane Hadjj Ali, Lebanon followed by the screening of their films. Hanane Hadjj Ali is an eminent actress and cultural figure in Lebanon and the Arab world, dedicated to the defense of freedom of expression and the democratization of art and culture. Iman Aoun is the co-founder of ASHTAR Theater, award-winning actress and director, often focused on youth and women empowerment to resist occupation, gender disparity, corruption, and political stagnation. The conversation is moderated by Dijana Milošević and Jadranka Anđelić, DAH Teatar.
Gaza Monologues; Ten Years and the Dream Continues… Documentary [20’’] directed by Iman Aoun and Yousef Nateel, Palestine, 2021. The film follows what happened to the young writers of the Gaza Monologues over ten years in besieged Gaza. It reminds us of the importance of hope and revitalises solidarity among people through art. Jogging Documentary [20”] directed by Hanane Hajj Ali, Lebanon, 2021. The film interweaves her daily routine of jogging with key moments of her play Jogging, which presents a radical challenge to the stereotypes and prejudices of the global perception of Arab women. It depicts the intricate and subtle connection between her personal drama and the successive tragedies that continue to unfold in Beirut, Lebanon and the world.
Check out the full program of the Prologue to the Arts and Human Rights Festival on December 9-11.