Video Works 2011

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Daily screenings starting 8:30pm at Metropolis Empire Sofil.



Tickets available at the door (5000 l.l. / night).



The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts - Ashkal Alwan is pleased to present its 3rd edition of VIDEO WORKS, opening Wednesday May 18th and featuring 8 new works from artists Roy Dib, Wajdi Elian, Raed & Rania Rafei, Rami Sabbagh, Siska, Tamara Stepanyan, Colin Whitaker, and Cynthia Zaven.



The first 3 nights will screen the 8 new works commissioned by Ashkal Alwan for VIDEO WORKS 2011, while the 4th night is dedicated to premiering a selection of recently produced videos by Akram Zaatari, Ahmad Ghossein, and Rania Stephan, all works screening in Beirut for the first time.



VIDEO WORKS is a production grant established by The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts, Ashkal Alwan in 2006 to provide a sustainable support structure for video production from emerging artists and filmmakers based in Lebanon.



VIDEO WORKS 2011 is produced by Ashkal Alwan with the support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.









Wednesday May 18, 2011

8:30pm: Under a Rainbow – Roy Dib

8:50pm: Prologue – Raed & Rania Rafei



Thursday May 19, 2011

8:30pm: Beirut Phantasy – Colin Whitaker

8:45pm: February 19 – Tamara Stepanyan

9:15pm: Dear Victoria – Cynthia Zaven



Friday May 20, 2011

8:30pm: A Place to Go – Wajdi Elian

8:50pm: EDL – Siska

9:30pm: The Last Hero – Rami El Sabbagh



Saturday May 21, 2011

8:30pm: Tomorrow Everything Will Be Alright– Akram Zaatari

8:45pm: My Father is Still a Communist: Intimate Secrets to be Published – Ahmad Ghossein

BREAK

9:30pm: The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni – Rania Stephan















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