Disrupted Pasts, Displaced Futures is a selection of moving image works by contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa, blending science fiction, arabfuturism, and magic realism to tackle themes of displacement, migration, and climate crisis. Responding to an unstable present through the lens of the future, these alternate realities resist hegemonic narratives and open a space where new possibilities emerge. Featured Artists: Meriem Bennani, Mariam Mekiwi and Larissa Sansour
Don't miss the livestream discussion with filmmakers Mariam Mekiwi and Larissa Sansour, moderated by ArteEast’s film curator Ginou Choueiri, on Saturday, July 24th, at 12.30 pm EDT.
Films available worldwide from July 24 at 12.00 pm EDT - July 27 at 11:59pm EDT
In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain synopsis: Combining live-action and computer-generated imagery, In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain explores the role of myth in history, fact, and national identity. A narrative resistance group makes underground deposits of elaborate porcelain, which they suggest belonged to an entirely fictional civilization. Their aim is to influence history and support future claims to their vanishing lands.
About the Filmmakers
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.
Søren Lind is a Danish author, director and scriptwriter. With a background in philosophy, Lind wrote books on mind and understanding before turning to film and fiction. He has published novels, short story collections, and several children’s books. Lind screens and exhibits his films at museums, galleries, and film festivals worldwide. Recent venues and festivals include the 58th Venice Bienniale, MoMA, Barbican, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Berlinale, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
- Year2015
- Runtime29 minutes
- CountryPalestine, UK, Denmark, Qatar
- DirectorLarissa Sansour, Søren Lind
- ScreenwriterSøren Lind
- ProducerAli Roche
- CastLeyla Ertosun, Anna Aldridge, Pooneh Hajimohammadi
Disrupted Pasts, Displaced Futures is a selection of moving image works by contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa, blending science fiction, arabfuturism, and magic realism to tackle themes of displacement, migration, and climate crisis. Responding to an unstable present through the lens of the future, these alternate realities resist hegemonic narratives and open a space where new possibilities emerge. Featured Artists: Meriem Bennani, Mariam Mekiwi and Larissa Sansour
Don't miss the livestream discussion with filmmakers Mariam Mekiwi and Larissa Sansour, moderated by ArteEast’s film curator Ginou Choueiri, on Saturday, July 24th, at 12.30 pm EDT.
Films available worldwide from July 24 at 12.00 pm EDT - July 27 at 11:59pm EDT
In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain synopsis: Combining live-action and computer-generated imagery, In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain explores the role of myth in history, fact, and national identity. A narrative resistance group makes underground deposits of elaborate porcelain, which they suggest belonged to an entirely fictional civilization. Their aim is to influence history and support future claims to their vanishing lands.
About the Filmmakers
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.
Søren Lind is a Danish author, director and scriptwriter. With a background in philosophy, Lind wrote books on mind and understanding before turning to film and fiction. He has published novels, short story collections, and several children’s books. Lind screens and exhibits his films at museums, galleries, and film festivals worldwide. Recent venues and festivals include the 58th Venice Bienniale, MoMA, Barbican, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Berlinale, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
- Year2015
- Runtime29 minutes
- CountryPalestine, UK, Denmark, Qatar
- DirectorLarissa Sansour, Søren Lind
- ScreenwriterSøren Lind
- ProducerAli Roche
- CastLeyla Ertosun, Anna Aldridge, Pooneh Hajimohammadi