Special jury prize, plein les yeux frans film festival 2015. The narrow frame of midnight trailer festival 2014 youtube. Aug 19, 2014 the intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run create an incisive and unsettling. Tala hadid was born in london, graduated from columbia university in newyork city, and participated in the sundance institute directors lab.
The narrow frame of midnight is a dizzying and haunting journey that sweeps viewers across moroccos spectacular atlas mountains to istanbul, the plains of kurdistan and beyond. Kick at the darkness the narrow frame of midnight gulf today an arab bloom in toronto, by saibal chatterjee. Premiere screening of the narrow frame of midnight by. This narrative film, directed by tala hadid, explores the intersecting lives of three people who travel from morrocco to istanbul and across the plains of kurdistan. A man in search of his brother and a young girl in search of a home, both running toward an unknown future. Join us for a special screening of itar ellayl the narrow frame of midnight 2014, a narrative film directed by tala hadid about the intersecting destinies of three people on a journey from morocco to istanbul, across the plains of kurdistan, and beyond. Slought and the sp2 social justice and arts integration initiative at the university of pennsylvania are pleased to announce a special screening of itar ellayl the narrow frame of midnight 2014 on friday, december 14, 2018 from 69pm at slought. It went on the win numerous awards as well as screen at festivals, cultural venues and museums around the world including the rome film festival, the lincoln center in new york city, and the walker art center in minneapolis. The intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism. Nov 08, 2015 remarkable, perceptive, brilliantly executed film. Shifting between reality and dreams, across morocco, istanbul, and the plains of kurdistan, the narrow frame of midnight is moving story of politics, compassion, and hope. The films title, the narrow frame of midnight, taken from germanjewish.
The narrow frame of midnight was nominated for the muhr award best fiction feature, at the dubai international film festival in 2014. A film directed by tala hadid about the intersecting destinies of three people on a journey from. Itar ellayl the narrow frame of midnight louverture films. The intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young. As stylish, brooding and ultimately obscure as its title, the narrow frame of midnight itar ellayl offers a psychological reflection on three characters who intersect in morocco and who flow. Video da tutto il mondo per expo milano 2015, way act and the wind. Taken and sold from her home in the hills of the atlas mountains, aicha finds herself at the mercy of a petty criminal, abbas, and his conflicted girlfriend, nadia. Tala khoury draws parallels between these two characters as they share the pain of loss and the paralysis of fear. A conversation with the director will follow the screening.
She has a personal history that reveals a courageous attempt at selfdetermination. Tala hadids awardwinning film the narrow frame of midnight follows a man out to find his younger brother who has gone to fight in iraq, and a young girl looking to escape a humantrafficking gang. Video da tutto il mondo per expo milano 2015, soap opera, still alice, the knick, the lies of the victors, the narrow frame of midnight, the young and the prestigious t. The narrow frame of midnight comes to the screen with considerable pedigree and preproduction laurelswriterdirector tala hadids breakout short your dark hair ihsan triumphed at berlin and won a student oscarand it has an air of visual poetry, but it doesnt quite deliver on its potential. Premiere screening of the narrow frame of midnight.
The narrow frame of midnight reorient middle eastern arts. The narrow frame of midnight premiered at the toronto film festival in 2014. The narrow frame of midnight trailer festival 2014. Mar 14, 2015 the narrow frame of midnight comes to the screen with considerable pedigree and preproduction laurelswriterdirector tala hadids breakout short your dark hair ihsan triumphed at berlin and won a student oscarand it has an air of visual poetry, but it doesnt quite deliver on its potential. The main character zacharia, played by khalid abdalla, journeys through morocco to turkey and eventually to iraq during the second iraq war. That being said, though, hadids film revolves not around this concept, but rather another of benjamins, this time regarding history as opposed to drama.
Sep 23, 2014 as stylish, brooding and ultimately obscure as its title, the narrow frame of midnight itar ellayl offers a psychological reflection on three characters who intersect in morocco and who flow. The narrow frame of midnight african film festival, inc. Tala hadid is writer, director and photographer, whose first featurelength documentary film sacred poet concerned pier paolo pasolini. It will be followed by a conversation with director tala hadid. The film begins with the dual narrative of englishborn, half iraqi, half. Please give us your description of the film playing. The intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run create an incisive and unsettling. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The sorrow of displacement weighs heavily very heavily upon the narrow frame of midnight, the feature debut of tala hadid, whose 2005 short, your dark hair ihsan, won a student. The narrow frame of midnight trailer eye on films video. Within these settings, the lives of a number of characters particularly a young orphan child, a writer searching for his brother and a teacher with whom she had. The narrow frame of midnight film at lincoln center. During a quest to find his missing brother, a man encounters an enslaved orphan girl.
Sep 05, 2014 the narrow frame of midnight will play at tiff on september 5, 6, and 14. The screening will take place on friday, december 14, 2018 from 69pm at slought. The us premiere screening of the narrow frame of midnight by tala hadid developed with the support of the british film instistute, and produced with the support of le fonds francophone audiovisuelle du sud, hogus bogus, the frame, alwan for the arts, and karma films. Aug 27, 2014 trailer for the narrow frame of midnight the intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism.
The narrow frame of midnight 2014 during a quest to find his missing brother, a man khalid abdalla encounters an enslaved orphan girl fadwa boujouane. Freds matt micucci meets filmmaker tala hadid, who is presenting her feature the narrow frame of midnight on the journey section of the 58th bfi london film festival. The paths of these characters intersect at different points in the film and. The narrow frame of midnight reorient middle eastern. Zacaria khalid abdalla is leaving morocco in order to track down his brother yosef who has gone to iraq, presumably to join jihadist rebels.
Sep 05, 2014 the narrow frame of midnight discovery moroccaniraqi director tala hadid presents her first feature film, setting it chiefly in her two ancestral homes. Tala khoury draws parallels between these two characters as. Trailer for the narrow frame of midnight the intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism. The narrow frame of midnight trailer festival 2014 video. Video archive for the film the narrow frame of midnight, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2014.
The narrow frame of midnight itar ellayl cineuropa. It will be followed by a conversation with director. Sprivet, tomas, tomas milian, tomas milian in conversation, una open call globale. Dec 14, 2018 slought screens the narrow frame of midnight. Al ahram khalid abdallas the narrow frame of midnight screens in london. They stand in the narrow frame of midnight, an opening in the passage of time, in which the same ghostly image constantly reappears. With khalid abdalla, mariejosee croze, fadwa boujouane, hocine choutri. Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot and some men say an army of ships. Writerdirector tala hadids first feature film depicts a journey across morocco, istanbul, kurdistan and beyond. The desolate city environs of morocco foreshadow, in a way, the unsavoury. Watching the narrow frame of midnight, one recalls the cinematic landscapes of contemporary turkish films such as semih kaplanoglus bal, reha erdem s hayat var, and zeki demirkubuzs masumiyet, wherein emotions, moods, and imagery are given paramount attention. The narrow frame of midnight directed by tala hadid to find a place in a world without borders.
Moroccaniraqi filmmaker tala hadids feature debut, the narrow frame of midnight, is a tale of loss, denied belonging, and audacious quests set against the backdrop of a tormented middle east. Jun 16, 2015 by tala hadid a young orphan, aicha, is found alone in the forests of central morocco. But the narrow frame of midnight also seeks to capture the current moment the arab world seems to be trapped in. That being said, though, hadids film revolves not around this concept, but rather another of benjamins, this time regarding history as.
Dec 10, 2014 the sorrow of displacement weighs heavily very heavily upon the narrow frame of midnight, the feature debut of tala hadid, whose 2005 short, your dark hair ihsan, won a student. The narrow frame of midnight charts the journeys of several characters as they struggle to find their place in the world. Aug 19, 2014 the intersecting destinies of three people a moroccaniraqi writer searching for his brother, the lover whom he left behind, and a young orphan on the run create an incisive and unsettling portrait of a land riven by violence and fundamentalism. The narrow frame of midnight takes audience on audacious. A young orphan, aicha, is found alone in the forests of central. They soon cross paths with zacaria, a moroccaniraqi. A young orphan, aicha, is found alone in the forests of central morocco. Its a beautiful film to look at and some of the performances are fine, so. As stylish, brooding and ultimately obscure as its title, the narrow frame of midnight itar ellayl offers a psychological reflection on three. Moroccaniraqi filmmaker tala hadids feature debut, the narrow frame of midnight, is a tale of loss, denied belonging, and audacious quests.
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