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‘Soon’ World Premiere

Our short film ‘Soon’ playing at Extremely Shorts Film Festival, a program of the Aurora Picture Show, on May 20 & 21, and with a virtual premiere May 27-29.
Click here for more information.

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Usama Cinema

A selection of recent short films and older films.
Click here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/1622863

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The Desire at COMING SUDDENLY, PASSING STRANGELY

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There is a moment on every journey when it becomes impossible to quantify how much farther we have to go. The challenge comes in recognizing the amorphousness of expectations and the malleability of experience. What was before simply is no longer. Time moves ahead, often without explanation.

Curated by Megan Young at SPACES

More info: https://www.spacescle.org/exhibitions/2021/04/16/coming-suddenly-passing-strangely

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The Iraq Invasion Anniversary

Today marks the anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. Watch our film for free about my return to my homeland to make my first documentary.

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The Desire premieres in Paris

Our film The Desire premieres virtually in Paris at the Demetera International Film Festival. If you want to watch please go to their YouTube page where it will screen March 10 at 8pm Paris time
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uH-q9NkxMgL91i31QteRg

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The Desire streaming

Check our short film The Desire, now streaming for rental for $1.

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The Desire will have a physical screening in Australia

Our film The Desire will have a physical screening at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2020 in Australia. Click here for info:
https://www.revelationfilmfest.org/film-information-new.php?filmId=1112

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Dandelion Movie on xviix.com

Many years ago I made a short video with my daughter Muneera. I describe it this way: One take with no editing or music. A natural cinematic experience is created and seen: a moment alone with dandelions, a struggle for the camera, a shift from father to daughter in point of view and philosophy.

Curators Jamie Jenkinson and Amy Dickson are featuring Dandelion Movie with other works as part of their program present(s) on xviix.com

How can the present be valued/prioritised/lived in creative practice? present(s) is a selection of videos that appear to favour this temporality, featuring: Zara Joan Miller, Alex OB, John Seth, Jessica Karuhanga, Nicky Hamlyn, Lydia Ourahmane, Jesús Ascanio, Sarah Harbridge, Usama Alshaibi, and co-programmers Amy Dickson and Jamie Jenkinson.

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The Desire premieres at the 27th Chicago Underground Film Festival

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We are proud to announce that our film The Desire is an official selection at the 27th Chicago Underground Film Festival. Single tickets start at $10 and the full program can be found here: https://watch.eventive.org/cuff. Ticket prices go up after Halloween so snag one sooner rather than later.

Watch here: The Desire (by Talia Watrous and Usama Alshaibi) plays November 22nd for Shorts Program 14