Bagri Foundation and Shorts On Tap present Tales of the Silk Road – Chapter 4: Jordan on Wednesday, 11 March at Rich Mix (Main Space), London from 7pm.
The event will be hosted by writer, producer and documentary presenter Nasri Atallah and will feature live spoken-word performances by poets Amir Darwish and Farrah Akbik.
Tales of the Silk Road is a new cross-art series of events which started in Autumn 2018 and continues into 2020.
Presented across multiple venues in London, the events will focus not only on the short films and documentaries of a specific Middle Eastern country, but also on its culture, art and traditions. The countries featured in the series are Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.
The fourth Chapter of the series is an extraordinary programme of works exploring, depicting, deciphering Jordan through the eyes of its filmmaking talent.
SHORT FILM PROGRAMME (in alphabetical order):
- AYNY by Ahmad Saleh
- EMPOWERED WOMEN by Nils Toftenow
- FIVE BOYS AND A WHEEL by Said Zagha
- GIVE UP THE GHOST by Zain Duraie
- MISSING by Tariq Rimawi
- RUPTURE by Yassmina Karajah
- THERE by Jaafar Atwa
Event featuring Q&As with attending filmmakers and live performances.
This is an 18+ event.
