Marking the seventh year of the war in Yemen, 7 x 7 // 7 Artists, 7 Years is a program of short films by seven Yemeni filmmakers, that collectively push back against binary portrayals of Yemenis as victims and/or villains, and instead provide an expansive view on how Yemenis present themselves, on their own terms.
The program starts on March 19th at 7pm EST with the live stream premiering two short experimental films by Yemeni-Bosnian-U.S. multi-media artist, Alia Ali (Conflict is More Profitable Than Peace and Mahjar) followed by a dialogue + Q&A with Alia, hosted by AANM Film Curator Dave Serio. To go to the live stream event JOIN HERE
The program of films is available to stream for 48 hours after the live stream event.
Please note that some of these films may address difficult and sensitive topics, such as war, trauma, and sexual harassment which may be triggering for some.
This program is brought to you by the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute, ArteEast, The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, The Department of Art History at Pomona College, and Youth of the World Together.
Synopsis "Ozazah"
The film revolves around "Aziza" or what they call "Ozazah" who lives in "Jabal Sabr"; which is considered one of the most important landmarks in the city of Taiz. "Ozazah" portrays the life of the Sabrian Woman and the community’s interest in educating the village children, reflecting on the differences of the past and present times.
ﺗﺪور أﺣﺪاث اﻟﻔﯿﻠﻢ ﻣﻊ "ﻋﺰﯾﺰة" أو ﻛﻤّﺎ ﯾﺴﻤﻮﻧﮭﺎ "ﻋُﺰازة" اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﯿﺶ ﻓﻲ "ﺟﺒﻞ ﺻﺒﺮ" واﻟﺬي ﯾُﻌﺘﺒﺮ ﻣﻦ أھﻢ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮدة ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪﯾﻨﺔ ﺗﻌﺰ . "ﻋُﺰازة " ﺳﺘﺤﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺣﯿﺎة اﻟﻤﺮآة اﻟﺼﺒﺮﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺪﯾﻢ، و ﺗﻘﺎرن ﺑﯿﻦ اھﺘﻤﺎم اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺑﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻷﺑﻨﺎء ﻓﻲ ﻗﺮﯾﺘﮭﺎ ﻗﺪﯾﻤﺎً وﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ،وﺳﻨﺴﺘﻌﺮض ﻣﻌﮭﺎ ﺟﺰءاً ﻣﻦ أﻋﻤﺎﻟﮭﺎ اﻟﯿﻮﻣﯿﺔ.
About the filmmaker
Ala'a Hafed was born in Taiz and lives in Sana'a, and earned her bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Azal University for Human Development. She works as a writer and production manager for a number of NGOs and local companies. In 2018, she directed her first film "Bump", and in 2019, she participated in writing the scenario of the documentary film "Carrorm". Ala'a has supervised producing some other short films in the last three years
آﻻء ﺣﺎﻓﻆ
ﻛﺎﺗﺒﺔ ﻣﺤﺘﻮى - ﺻﺎﻧﻌﺔ أﻓﻼم - أﺧﺼﺎﺋﯿﺔ ﻋﻼج ﻓﯿﺰﯾﺎﺋﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮاﻟﯿﺪ ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﺗﻌﺰ، ﻣﻘﯿﻤﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﺻﻨﻌﺎء، ﺣﺎﺻﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ درﺟﺔ اﻟﺒﻜﺎﻟﻮرﯾﻮس ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ آزال ﻟﻠﺘﻨﻤﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺸﺮﯾﺔ – ﻛﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم اﻟﻄﺒﯿﺔ. ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﻛﻜﺎﺗﺒﺔ وﻣﺪﯾﺮة إﻧﺘﺎج ﻟﺪى ﻋﺪد ﻣﻦ ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ واﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ . أﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﻓﯿﻠﻤﮭﺎ اﻷول ﻣﻄﺐ" ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎم 2018م،وﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎم 2019م ﺷﺎرﻛﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻓﯿﻠﻤﺎً وﺛﺎﺋﻘﯿﺎًﺑـ اﺳﻢ " ﻛﯿﺮم " . وأﺷﺮﻓﺖ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺴﻨﻮات اﻟﺜﻼث اﻷﺧﯿﺮة ﻋﻠﻰ إﻧﺘﺎج ﻋﺪد ﻣﻦ اﻷﻓﻼم اﻟﻘﺼﯿﺮة.
- Year2020
- Runtime6 minutes
- CountryYemen
- DirectorAlaa Hafed
- CinematographerAlbaraa Mansoor
- EditorNoorAdeen Morqan
Marking the seventh year of the war in Yemen, 7 x 7 // 7 Artists, 7 Years is a program of short films by seven Yemeni filmmakers, that collectively push back against binary portrayals of Yemenis as victims and/or villains, and instead provide an expansive view on how Yemenis present themselves, on their own terms.
The program starts on March 19th at 7pm EST with the live stream premiering two short experimental films by Yemeni-Bosnian-U.S. multi-media artist, Alia Ali (Conflict is More Profitable Than Peace and Mahjar) followed by a dialogue + Q&A with Alia, hosted by AANM Film Curator Dave Serio. To go to the live stream event JOIN HERE
The program of films is available to stream for 48 hours after the live stream event.
Please note that some of these films may address difficult and sensitive topics, such as war, trauma, and sexual harassment which may be triggering for some.
This program is brought to you by the Arab American National Museum, Arab Film and Media Institute, ArteEast, The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, The Department of Art History at Pomona College, and Youth of the World Together.
Synopsis "Ozazah"
The film revolves around "Aziza" or what they call "Ozazah" who lives in "Jabal Sabr"; which is considered one of the most important landmarks in the city of Taiz. "Ozazah" portrays the life of the Sabrian Woman and the community’s interest in educating the village children, reflecting on the differences of the past and present times.
ﺗﺪور أﺣﺪاث اﻟﻔﯿﻠﻢ ﻣﻊ "ﻋﺰﯾﺰة" أو ﻛﻤّﺎ ﯾﺴﻤﻮﻧﮭﺎ "ﻋُﺰازة" اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﯿﺶ ﻓﻲ "ﺟﺒﻞ ﺻﺒﺮ" واﻟﺬي ﯾُﻌﺘﺒﺮ ﻣﻦ أھﻢ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﻤﻮﺟﻮدة ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪﯾﻨﺔ ﺗﻌﺰ . "ﻋُﺰازة " ﺳﺘﺤﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺣﯿﺎة اﻟﻤﺮآة اﻟﺼﺒﺮﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺪﯾﻢ، و ﺗﻘﺎرن ﺑﯿﻦ اھﺘﻤﺎم اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺑﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻷﺑﻨﺎء ﻓﻲ ﻗﺮﯾﺘﮭﺎ ﻗﺪﯾﻤﺎً وﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ،وﺳﻨﺴﺘﻌﺮض ﻣﻌﮭﺎ ﺟﺰءاً ﻣﻦ أﻋﻤﺎﻟﮭﺎ اﻟﯿﻮﻣﯿﺔ.
About the filmmaker
Ala'a Hafed was born in Taiz and lives in Sana'a, and earned her bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Azal University for Human Development. She works as a writer and production manager for a number of NGOs and local companies. In 2018, she directed her first film "Bump", and in 2019, she participated in writing the scenario of the documentary film "Carrorm". Ala'a has supervised producing some other short films in the last three years
آﻻء ﺣﺎﻓﻆ
ﻛﺎﺗﺒﺔ ﻣﺤﺘﻮى - ﺻﺎﻧﻌﺔ أﻓﻼم - أﺧﺼﺎﺋﯿﺔ ﻋﻼج ﻓﯿﺰﯾﺎﺋﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮاﻟﯿﺪ ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﺗﻌﺰ، ﻣﻘﯿﻤﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﺻﻨﻌﺎء، ﺣﺎﺻﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ درﺟﺔ اﻟﺒﻜﺎﻟﻮرﯾﻮس ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ آزال ﻟﻠﺘﻨﻤﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺸﺮﯾﺔ – ﻛﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم اﻟﻄﺒﯿﺔ. ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﻛﻜﺎﺗﺒﺔ وﻣﺪﯾﺮة إﻧﺘﺎج ﻟﺪى ﻋﺪد ﻣﻦ ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ واﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﯿﺔ . أﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﻓﯿﻠﻤﮭﺎ اﻷول ﻣﻄﺐ" ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎم 2018م،وﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎم 2019م ﺷﺎرﻛﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻓﯿﻠﻤﺎً وﺛﺎﺋﻘﯿﺎًﺑـ اﺳﻢ " ﻛﯿﺮم " . وأﺷﺮﻓﺖ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺴﻨﻮات اﻟﺜﻼث اﻷﺧﯿﺮة ﻋﻠﻰ إﻧﺘﺎج ﻋﺪد ﻣﻦ اﻷﻓﻼم اﻟﻘﺼﯿﺮة.
- Year2020
- Runtime6 minutes
- CountryYemen
- DirectorAlaa Hafed
- CinematographerAlbaraa Mansoor
- EditorNoorAdeen Morqan