Akram Zaatari Movies

  • 2012
    Her + Him

    Her + Him

    Her + Him

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    In 1998, Akram Zaatari interviewed Egyptian photographer Van Leo in Cairo. In 2001 he made the video Her + Him Van Leo and based it on the story of a...

    Her + Him
  • 2018
    The Script

    The Script

    The Script

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    The Script is born out of the artist’s research into online content connected with the Arab world. Exploring YouTube using relatively neutral...

    The Script
  • 2004
    In This House

    In This House

    In This House

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    A documentary crew digs up a letter from a Lebanese socialist resistance fighter.

    In This House
  • 1970
    The Candidate

    The Candidate

    The Candidate

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    It is a critique of television's promotion of political figures. A candidate running for presidency talks about his political agenda and addresses...

    The Candidate
  • 1995
    Countdown

    Countdown

    Countdown

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    Shot on Gouraud Street in Gemayzeh and edited by Zaatari in Beirut, Lebanon.

    Countdown
  • 2013
    Letter to a Refusing Pilot

    Letter to a Refusing Pilot

    Letter to a Refusing Pilot

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    Lebanese artist-filmmaker Zaatari conducts both an investigation and a stirring tribute to an act of resistance (or forbearance) that marked his...

    Letter to a Refusing Pilot
  • 1970
    Portrait de Famille

    Portrait de Famille

    Portrait de Famille

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    In the courtyard of an old house in Saida, a woman is rehearsing a scene from a movie. She introduces her family, and the camera records both...

    Portrait de Famille
  • 1997
    All is Well on the Border

    All is Well on the Border

    All is Well on the Border

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    One of Zaatari’s earliest experiments in documentary video, All Is Well on the Border emerged from the filmmaker’s desire to understand...

    All is Well on the Border