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Everywhere Was the Same by Basma al-Sharif. Palestine/USA, 2007, 12 min, DVCam, World Premiere
The sound of clicking slides, together with extracts from a speech by Palestinian leader Haidar Abdel-Shafi and a heart-wrenching song by Fairuz, frame still pictures of houses long abandoned, cities that have grown and changed in the absence of their original inhabitants, and a beautifully embroidered Palestinian gown.
Shorts 2 - Tue, Nov 13, 2:00 P.M. Q&A with directors Sama Alshaibi, Faysal Soysal, and Basma Al-Sharif
Filmmaker's Biography
Born in Kuwait of Palestinian origin, Basma Al-Sharif received her M.F.A. from the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a concentration in photography, film and video. In 2004, she was a guest student at the Art Academy of Malmö, Sweden, and recently spent two weeks in Shatana, Jordan, as part of the Triangle Arts Workshop for International Artists. Currently, Al-Sharif is active in the Chicago art scene and is an adjunct instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work deals with the problematics of diaspora, transience, displacement and nostalgia, incorporating the political turmoil in Palestine as it pertains to her own subjective experience. Playing with the relationship of text to image, Al-Sharif employs language to communicate these ideas.
Credits
Producer: Basma Al-Sharif
Cinematographer: Isak Berbic
Editor: Basma Al-Sharif
Sound: Basma Al-Sharif
Music: Fairuz, Sanarji’ou (We Will Return), Jerusalem in My Heart
Print Source
Basma Al-Sharif
3600 N. Lake Shore Dr., Apt. 2805
Chicago, IL 60613, USA
Phone: +1 312 882 0745
Email: alsharifbasma@yahoo.com
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