We are pleased to share bonus screenings for September! The Arab American National Museum (AANM) hosts a free virtual music and arts festival, JAM3A, taking place Sept. 23-26, 2021. This can’t-miss 4-day virtual experience features musical performances by renowned Arab artists, panel discussions, and a curated virtual vendor market showcasing small artisan businesses. In addition, the Arab Film Series in conjunction with JAM3A presents the films Art War, Sama' Abuldhadi and It Ain't Where You From on-demand for the duration of the festival! For more information about JAM3A + to register: <a href="https://www.jam3a.org/" target="_blank">https://www.jam3a.org/</a>

ART WAR is the story of young, creative Egyptian Artists of the Arab Spring who, through the means of graffiti murals, rebellious music, art, and enlightenment, try to salvage their revolution from going under. The film follows revolutionary artists through 2,5 years of post-revolutionary anarchy, from the 2011 Arab Spring to the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013.&nbsp;"ART WAR is a breathtaking, sensual story about the connection between ancient art from the age of the Pharaohs and modern Egyptian graffiti art and how it can still be used as a weapon with explosive political force today. Marco Wilms boldly follows his protagonists to chaotic scenes in the streets of Cairo and thus becomes part of this art with his camera. The film is an unmistakeable call for resistance to extremism." Jury DOK Leipzig, HONORARY MENTION <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/7e0c7c2f6ddc63650463d4dcd302d599.png" width="238">﻿Filmmaker BioMarco Wilms is director and producer of HELDENFILM Berlin. Model in the GDR, he studied in Thailand and made cinema release documentaries like TAILOR MADE DREAMS, COMRADE COUTURE and ART WAR with major broadcasters in Europe and North America.&nbsp;He recently spent two and half years with Egyptian street artists for his new film ART WAR, mostly as one-man guerilla film team during the Egyptian Spring riots. ART WAR won awards at DOK Leipzig, PRIX Telerama, PRIX Gilda Vieira de Mello Geneva, Amnesty Award Warsaw, PRIX du Jury FIFA Montreal and was selection for the main German film prize Lola at Berlinale.

Art War

Young, creative Egyptians use graffiti, music, and art to enlighten their fellow citizens and keep the revolutions of the Arab Spring alive against the odds.

A portrait of Sama' Abuldhadi, the Palestinian techno queen, blasting around the globe. An emblematic artist of the Palestinian underground scene, Abuldhadi is one of the first DJs and electronic music producers to emerge from the region. <img src="https://www.mqw.at/fileadmin/_processed_/1/0/csm_foto_janb_3f4ef07ad7.jpg" width="347">Filmmaker BioJan Beddegenoodts is a director &amp; documentary film maker with a background as a photographer and the mayor of Cameltown. The last 10 years he has been creating films about resistance, rave-culture and everything in between art and activism. He uses a cinematographic style to portray people with their passion and struggles. His work zooms in on a micro-reality to bring urgent matters to a world wide audience.

Sama' Abdulhadi: The Palestinian techno queen blasting around the globe

A Portrait from Sama Abdulhadi - The Palestinian Techno Queen blasting around the globe.

What do you do when you grow up without a family or a homeland, with a different vibe and a different tribe? You have to create your own path. This is the story of It Ain't Where You From. Dubai based filmmaker, poet, producer and activist Philip Jamal Rachid (aka Soultrotter) has assembled the primary talent of the burgeoning, young Gulf Hip Hop scene in a first-time collaboration with some of its key figures. Dance, music, spoken word, graphics and street art collide in this powerful film portrait of a thriving scene. Shot in outdoor and studio locations, imbued with saturated colours, stylish fashion and backed by a pulsating soundtrack, It Ain’t Where You From captures the melting pot of Gulf cities. Each artist has a personal history, each is struggling to find their way. We get to know what it takes to follow their passions and how Hip Hop gives voice to a third culture generation. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/a4b2bc05727de703c53acf7465d06773.png" width="205">Filmmaker BioPhilip Jamal Rachid is an Iraqi Kurdish writer &amp; director from Amsterdam with an edgy, and dynamic style designed to captivate the eyes and ears, while defying expectations and pushing the traditional boundaries of genre. He is known for meshing high-end cinematic visuals with compelling emotive narrative storytelling. Philip J. Rachid eats, sleeps and breathes visual storytelling and always thrives to create meaning full content that will inspire. Philip has toured professionally as an actor and Bboy, but the past years he has focused on his career as a lmmaker and worked with top brands, labels, and artists to creatively develop and direct their lms. Clients include, PubG, Etihad, Red Bull, Nat Geo Kids, Asia Cup, #Mydubai, Mleiha, Adnoc, ENOC, Habtoor, OASIS Water, Renaissance Oman, and FIFA. Dhiraagu Maledives. Just to name a few. In 2014 he won the Samsung Short lm competition at The Dubai International Film Festival. After that he won the Silver Act Responsible award at Cannes Lions for a UN Female Rights awareness campaign in 2015. With his last short lms “The Moonlight Rider”, “SHE” and Hoody Man, he has been nominated and won 15 awards Internationally in 2018 and 2019. Currently he resides in Dubai, writes, directs and Consults his experience and shares his knowledge with new generation peers through workshops and lectures at NYU-Abu Dhabi, SAE, Studio TwoFour54, ImageNation, and Panasonic Master classes. His most recent accomplishment is his book Film-O-Sophy, which has been published in the UAE. With his new established company SOULTROTTER he has released his rst long format Film “It Ain’t Where You From”, which is commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi &amp; Subbak London.

It Ain't Where You From

Dance, music, spoken word, graphics and street art collide in this powerful film portrait of a thriving scene.

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