MONOGRAPHS: MOTIFS
Commissioned and presented by Asian Film Archive
UAE Premiere
Showtimes: 7:00 pm
Commissioned and presented by the Asian Film Archive, Monographs is a series of video essays, conceived as a platform to discourse upon the moving image within the context of Asia. Originated as a response to the uncertainties of the pandemic, and created during various states of isolation and solitude, these diverse works draw upon histories and archives, revealing new vistas of inquiry; ruminations that evince the filmmakers’ deep connections with cinema, society and the self.Total duration 89 min
GHOST LIKE US
Riar Rizaldi, 2020, 20 min, Bahasa Indonesia & English, with English subtitles
DEATH OF SOLDIER
Truong Minh Quý, 2020, 14 min, Vietnamese with English subtitles
BRAVE REVOLUTIONARY REDUBBED
Kush Badhwar & Renu Savan, 2020, 20 min, English & Hindi with English subtitles
IRANI BAG
Maryam Tafakory, 7 min, No dialogue, English subtitles
SAVED BY THE PARTY-STATE
Maja Korbecka, 15 min, Mandarin & English with English subtitles
HER FIVE LIVES
Saodat Ismailova, 13 min, No dialogue