Under the common themes of loss, belonging, heritage, and national identity, this retrospective of Larissa Sansour's work explores different aspects of Palestinian memory and the nation. Including her captivating, science-fiction trilogy and In Vitro her newest work of narrative liberation, this collection of films comes from one of Palestine's most skilled artists and filmmakers.
After viewing her films, make time to watch the prerecorded discussion with Sansour, which took place just days before the start of the AFFC.
A Space Exodus, 2008
Nation Estate, 2012
In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain, 2015
In Vitro, 2019
This is a conversation between Palestinian filmmaker Larissa Sansour and writer Kareem Estefan. It accompanies the Larissa Sansour Retrospective, which includes the filmmaker's science-fiction trilogy––A Space Exodus (2008), Nation Estate (2012), and In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain (2015), and her latest film, In Vitro (2019). All four short films are included in the retrospective. This conversation took place on November 30, 2020, just a few days before the start of the Arab Film Fest Collab.
About the Filmmaker
Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian artist/director. Central to her work is the tug and pull between fiction and reality. In her recent works, she uses science fiction to address social and political issues. Working mainly with film, Sansour also produces installations, photos, and sculptures. Sansour’s work is shown in film festivals and museums worldwide. In 2019, she represented Denmark at the 58th Venice Biennial. She has shown her work at Tate Modern, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and the Istanbul Biennial as well as the Berlinale, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival. Recent solo exhibitions include Bluecoat in Liverpool, Dar El-Nimer in Beirut and Nikolaj Kunsthal in Copenhagen. Sansour lives and works in London.
About the Moderator
Kareem Estefan is an arts writer, editor, and PhD candidate in Modern Culture and Media at Brown University, writing a dissertation on witnessing and worldbuilding in Palestinian visual culture. His essays and reviews have appeared in numerous cultural publications, including 4 Columns, Art in America, Frieze, Ibraaz, Journal of Palestine Studies, The New Inquiry, and Third Text, among others. Kareem is co-editor of Assuming Boycott: Resistance, Agency, and Cultural Production, an anthology of essays on cultural boycotts, transnational solidarities, and (self-)censorship in the arts.
Under the common themes of loss, belonging, heritage, and national identity, this retrospective of Larissa Sansour's work explores different aspects of Palestinian memory and the nation. Including her captivating, science-fiction trilogy and In Vitro her newest work of narrative liberation, this collection of films comes from one of Palestine's most skilled artists and filmmakers.
After viewing her films, make time to watch the prerecorded discussion with Sansour, which took place just days before the start of the AFFC.
A Space Exodus, 2008
Nation Estate, 2012
In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain, 2015
In Vitro, 2019
This is a conversation between Palestinian filmmaker Larissa Sansour and writer Kareem Estefan. It accompanies the Larissa Sansour Retrospective, which includes the filmmaker's science-fiction trilogy––A Space Exodus (2008), Nation Estate (2012), and In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain (2015), and her latest film, In Vitro (2019). All four short films are included in the retrospective. This conversation took place on November 30, 2020, just a few days before the start of the Arab Film Fest Collab.
About the Filmmaker
Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian artist/director. Central to her work is the tug and pull between fiction and reality. In her recent works, she uses science fiction to address social and political issues. Working mainly with film, Sansour also produces installations, photos, and sculptures. Sansour’s work is shown in film festivals and museums worldwide. In 2019, she represented Denmark at the 58th Venice Biennial. She has shown her work at Tate Modern, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and the Istanbul Biennial as well as the Berlinale, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival. Recent solo exhibitions include Bluecoat in Liverpool, Dar El-Nimer in Beirut and Nikolaj Kunsthal in Copenhagen. Sansour lives and works in London.
About the Moderator
Kareem Estefan is an arts writer, editor, and PhD candidate in Modern Culture and Media at Brown University, writing a dissertation on witnessing and worldbuilding in Palestinian visual culture. His essays and reviews have appeared in numerous cultural publications, including 4 Columns, Art in America, Frieze, Ibraaz, Journal of Palestine Studies, The New Inquiry, and Third Text, among others. Kareem is co-editor of Assuming Boycott: Resistance, Agency, and Cultural Production, an anthology of essays on cultural boycotts, transnational solidarities, and (self-)censorship in the arts.