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 "Made Of Gold"
Crises overwhelms everything. As for Yemen, a country mired in war for decades, the world only receives news that belittles Yemenis even when they are innovative and talented. The world only sees the images of soldiers and personnel carriers, thus dedicates its attention to casualties and the size of destruction. Meanwhile, talents and abilities are marginalized either directly or indirectly, believing that they are important at this time. The film highlights Sharaf Mahfoud's story and achievements both domestically and externally and how he obtained local titles and titles at the Arab level in general.
ﺗﺨﻔﻲ اﻻزﻣﺎت ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء، وﻓﻲ اﻟﻴﻤﻦ اﻟﺒﻼد اﻟﻐﺎرﻗﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﺮوب ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﻘﻮد ﻻ ﻳﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻻ اﻻﺧﺒﺎر اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺠﻌﻞ اﻟﻴﻤﻨﻴﻴﻦ وان ﻛﺎﻧﻮا ﻣﺒﺪﻋﻴﻦ وﻣﻮﻫﺒﻴﻦ ﻳﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺻﻮر اﻟﻤﺤﺎرﺑﻴﻦ وﻋﺮﺑﺎت ﻧﻘﻞ اﻟﺠﻨﻮد، وﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﺗﺮﻛﻴﺰ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻘﺘﻠﻰ وﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﺪﻣﺎر ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﻦ ﻳﺘﻢ إﺧﻔﺎء اﻟﻤﻮاﻫﺐ واﻟﻘﺪرات ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ او ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ، ﻋﻠﻰ اﻋﺘﻘﺎد اﻧﻬﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻬﻤﺔ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎ، ﻳﺒﺮز اﻟﻔﻠﻢ ﻗﺼﺔ ﺷﺮف ﻣﺤﻔﻮظ واﻧﺠﺎزاﺗﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻲ واﻟﺨﺎرﺟﻲ، وﻛﻴﻒ اﺳﺘﻄﺎع اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻘﺎب ﻣﺤﻠﻴﺔ وﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻋﺎم.
About the filmmaker
Saber Wasel is a filmmaker, photographer, and writer who received intensive training at the Scottish Documentary Institute. "Made of Gold," is his first documentary which is under the mentorship of the Yemeni-Russian director, Mariam Al-Dabhani. The film was nominated for the Best Yemeni Documentary in Karamat Al-Yemen Festival for Human Rights.
ﺻﺎﺑﺮ واﺻﻞ، ﺻﺎﻧﻊ أﻓﻼم وﻣﺼﻮر ﻓﻮﺗﻮﻏﺮاﻓﻲ وﻛﺎﺗﺐ. ﻣﺘﺪرب ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻌﻬﺪ اﻻﺳﻜﻠﺘﻨﺪي ﻟﻸﻓﻼم اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻘﻴﺔ، ﻋﻤﻞ ﺻﺎﺑﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻳﻊ اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻘﻴﺔ
اﻟﻤﺼّﻮرة، ﺑﺪأ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﺎل ﻓﻲ 2018، ُﺻﻨﻊ ﻣﻦ ذﻫﺐ ﻫﻮ أول أﻓﻼﻣﻪ اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻘﻴﺔ ﺗﺤﺖ إﺷﺮاف اﻟﻤﺨﺮﺟﺔ اﻟﻴﻤﻨﻴﺔ-اﻟﺮوﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﺮﻳﻢ اﻟﺬﺑﺤﺎﻧﻲ، ﺗﺮﺷﺢ اﻟﻔﻴﻠﻢ ﻷﻓﻀﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻢ ﻳﻤﻨﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎن ﻛﺮاﻣﺔ اﻟﻴﻤﻦ للأفلام .
- Year2020
- Runtime6 minutes
- CountryYemen
- DirectorSaber Wasel
- CinematographerAymen Zaki & Abdullah Babaker & Abdullah Gamal
- EditorAbdullah Ba-Qais
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 "Made Of Gold"
Crises overwhelms everything. As for Yemen, a country mired in war for decades, the world only receives news that belittles Yemenis even when they are innovative and talented. The world only sees the images of soldiers and personnel carriers, thus dedicates its attention to casualties and the size of destruction. Meanwhile, talents and abilities are marginalized either directly or indirectly, believing that they are important at this time. The film highlights Sharaf Mahfoud's story and achievements both domestically and externally and how he obtained local titles and titles at the Arab level in general.
ﺗﺨﻔﻲ اﻻزﻣﺎت ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء، وﻓﻲ اﻟﻴﻤﻦ اﻟﺒﻼد اﻟﻐﺎرﻗﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﺮوب ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﻘﻮد ﻻ ﻳﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻻ اﻻﺧﺒﺎر اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺠﻌﻞ اﻟﻴﻤﻨﻴﻴﻦ وان ﻛﺎﻧﻮا ﻣﺒﺪﻋﻴﻦ وﻣﻮﻫﺒﻴﻦ ﻳﺼﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺻﻮر اﻟﻤﺤﺎرﺑﻴﻦ وﻋﺮﺑﺎت ﻧﻘﻞ اﻟﺠﻨﻮد، وﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﺗﺮﻛﻴﺰ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻘﺘﻠﻰ وﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﺪﻣﺎر ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﻦ ﻳﺘﻢ إﺧﻔﺎء اﻟﻤﻮاﻫﺐ واﻟﻘﺪرات ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ او ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮ، ﻋﻠﻰ اﻋﺘﻘﺎد اﻧﻬﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻬﻤﺔ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎ، ﻳﺒﺮز اﻟﻔﻠﻢ ﻗﺼﺔ ﺷﺮف ﻣﺤﻔﻮظ واﻧﺠﺎزاﺗﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻲ واﻟﺨﺎرﺟﻲ، وﻛﻴﻒ اﺳﺘﻄﺎع اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻘﺎب ﻣﺤﻠﻴﺔ وﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻋﺎم.
About the filmmaker
Saber Wasel is a filmmaker, photographer, and writer who received intensive training at the Scottish Documentary Institute. "Made of Gold," is his first documentary which is under the mentorship of the Yemeni-Russian director, Mariam Al-Dabhani. The film was nominated for the Best Yemeni Documentary in Karamat Al-Yemen Festival for Human Rights.
ﺻﺎﺑﺮ واﺻﻞ، ﺻﺎﻧﻊ أﻓﻼم وﻣﺼﻮر ﻓﻮﺗﻮﻏﺮاﻓﻲ وﻛﺎﺗﺐ. ﻣﺘﺪرب ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﻌﻬﺪ اﻻﺳﻜﻠﺘﻨﺪي ﻟﻸﻓﻼم اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻘﻴﺔ، ﻋﻤﻞ ﺻﺎﺑﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻳﻊ اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻘﻴﺔ
اﻟﻤﺼّﻮرة، ﺑﺪأ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﺎل ﻓﻲ 2018، ُﺻﻨﻊ ﻣﻦ ذﻫﺐ ﻫﻮ أول أﻓﻼﻣﻪ اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻘﻴﺔ ﺗﺤﺖ إﺷﺮاف اﻟﻤﺨﺮﺟﺔ اﻟﻴﻤﻨﻴﺔ-اﻟﺮوﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﺮﻳﻢ اﻟﺬﺑﺤﺎﻧﻲ، ﺗﺮﺷﺢ اﻟﻔﻴﻠﻢ ﻷﻓﻀﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻢ ﻳﻤﻨﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎن ﻛﺮاﻣﺔ اﻟﻴﻤﻦ للأفلام .
- Year2020
- Runtime6 minutes
- CountryYemen
- DirectorSaber Wasel
- CinematographerAymen Zaki & Abdullah Babaker & Abdullah Gamal
- EditorAbdullah Ba-Qais