Mural is a series of film screenings that aims to celebrate the work of FLINTA/BIWOC/BIPOC filmmakers, platforming films made with skill and imagination despite the difficulties these artists face accessing resources, spaces and funding.

„We showcase a wide variety of genres and visual experiments in order to build an alternative space through which we present our voices to the world. With fragments assembled from collective memory, we enrich our visual imagination and in doing so create our own mural.”

— Mural Team

In this edition of the mural screening, nostalgia weaves threads between our film selections, to create a comforting zone of memories that make up a home for the estranged. Our filmmakers explore the meaning of home, not just through their lens, but through the different senses that could trigger our hidden memories and secrets. We visit childhoods, family dinner tables, broken marriage nests, we climb on top of a mountain and are confronted with doubts, but what is certain, these films will be enjoyable as much as thought-provoking.

Our collection for this year creates a colorful mosaic of images and stories that takes us on a journey into the collective memory of the global south, through the stories in these amazing films:

ساعة غداء — 1 Lunchtime, Helmy Nouh, Egypt (10 mins)

An Egyptian couple having lunch together at home, as usual. The husband is taken by another desire than that of sharing a meal, and invites his wife to bed. The latter rejects him and cautiously tries to blackmail him to put a bad subject on the table.

www.linkedin.com/in/helmy-nouh-92692a135

2 — الفناء الغربي The Western Yard, Roa’a Al Kilany, Syria (14 mins)

The story of an old Palestinian woman’s search for a child named (Aziz), who represents the Palestinian identity across generations, from the generation of ALNAKSA until this moment.

@roaa.s_design.s_

3 — Madonna, John Fareed, Egypt, Luxembourg (15 mins)

When a stolen artifact from an Italian painter brings an old conflict between two Jesuit priests to light, an investigation leads to suspicions of the monastery’s chef, until a confession is made and reveals the true perpetrator.

@john.fareed

الجبل المقدس — 4 The Holy Mountain, Sarah Kachiri, Morocco, (10 min)

On the side of a small mountain in the center of Marrakech, you can watch people dreaming. The Holy Mountain is a space for encounters, a poem to the place and its inhabitants.

@3mti_susu

5 — Full Memory, Adolf El Assal, Luxembourg (13 min)

Ziad, a young Syrian, left his country during the war ten years ago. He misses his old life and is very excited to have his brother visiting him. Ziad wants to show his brother how life in Europe is, but he has to face the dark truth about his past and what has happened to him back home.

@adolfelassal

المحاولة — 6 The Try, Manar Imam, Egypt (5 mins)

An incident that happened 10 years ago, still leaves its effect in the present. Between the feeling of being guilty and the fragile memory, Director Manar Imam tries to recall a memory of an incident that took place 10 years ago, of a woman who was part of her life and was affected by Manar’s testimonial.

@manar_imam

كان یا ما كان — 7 Once Upon a Time, Ahmed Reggad, Algeria (13 mins)

After years of living at the mercy of her dictator father, Manel needs to convince her father to accept the marriage to the love of her life.

@ahmedreggad.off

اخر ایام العید — 8 The Last Days of Eid, Eslam Hiddaya (7 mins)

Eslam attempts to revisit the memories of Eid in his mother’s old town, specifically at his aunt Ragaa’s house.The narrative unfolds through a conversation with his mother, quickly delving into a complex discussion about the authenticity of Eid for him and his family.

@eslamhiddaya