Zawya is pleased to invite you to its event “Hybrid Reels: Revisiting the Documentary” which will be taking place between May 6- May 26th. As our first curatorial tribute to the genre of non fiction, Hybrid Reels will showcase more than 20 films made between 1922- 2015. 

The films are grouped into three sections, Narratives (6-12 May) Anthropology on the Screen/Beginnings (15-17 May) and finally, Highlights (20-26). Within these three sections and in addition to the screenings there will be a variety of talks, discussion and masterclasses. More details regarding the dates and times of the discussions will be announced soon.

Section 1: Narratives ( 6-12 May) 

May 6th - 7:30PM The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosny - Followed by a q&a with director Rania Stephan

May 7th - 7:30PM Close Up- Directed by Abbas Kairostami

May 8th - 7:30PM Here and Elsewhere- Directed by Jean Luc Godard

May 9th
7:30PM Experiments with Video
This screening will feature two video art pieces by Lebanese artist Marwa Arsanios and Syrian artist Simone Fattal
Have You Ever Killed a Bear or Becoming Jamila- Directed by Marwa Arsanios
Autoportrait- Directed by Simone Fattal 
 

May 10th
7:30PM Empathy- Directed by Amie Siegel

May 11th
7:30PM Closed Curtain-Directed by Jaafar Panahi

May 12th
7:30PM The Virgin, the Copts and Me- Directed by Namir Abd El Messih

Section 2: Anthropology on the Screen/ Beginnings (15-17 May):

May 15th
2:30PM Nanook of the North- Directed by Robert Flaherty
7:30PM Spotlight on Jean Rouch : This section will include two films directed by the french filmmaker/anthropologist Jean Rouch
Chronicle of a Summer
The 15 Year Old Widows
 

May 16th
12PM Egyptian Landmarks
This section will feature a selection of short Egyptian documentaries:
Afaq-Directed by Shadi Abd El Salam
Cairo 1830- Directed by Samir Auf
Two Faces in Space-Directed by Samir Auf
**The screening will be followed by a talk given by renowned documentary filmmaker Samir Auf titled “ Undefinable Documentary.”
 

7:30PM Leviathan- Directed by Lucein Castaing- Taylor and Verena Paravel
**The screening will be followed by a talk titled “ The Right to Look” given by Professor Kiven Strohm, visual anthropologist at the American University in Cairo.

May 17th
7:30PM Kismet-Directed by Nina Maria Paschalidou

Section 3: Highlights (20-26 May)

May 20th
7:30PM Is the Man who is Tall Happy - Directed by Michel Gondry
An animated conversation with Noam Chomsky.

May 21st
7:30PM Les Chebabs de Yarmouk - Directed by Axel Salvatori- Sinz

May 22nd
7:30PM CITIZENFOUR- Directed by Laura Poitras
**The film will be followed with an open discussion about surveillance. 
The screening is in partnership with Mada Masr and Motoon
 

May 23rd
7:30PM Gay el Zaman- Directed by Dina Hamza
**The film will be followed by a q&a with director Dina Hamza and producer Marianne Khouri +q&a

May 24th
7:30 PM Concerning Violence - Directed by Goran Olsson
**The film will be followed by a Q&A with Hanan Sabea, Anthropology professor at the American University in Cairo

May 25th
7:30 PM The Amina Profile - Directed by Sophie Deraspe

May 26th
7:30 PM Finding Vivian Maier - Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

**The program is supported by the Arab Funds for Arts and Culture- AFAC. Workshops and talks program is organized in partnership with SEEN Films.