BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Counterpoints - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Counterpoints X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Counterpoints REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20230517T081657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000027-1687712400-1687719600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week Short Films Screening DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Panic!\n  \nWatch exceptional short films from around the world\, made by refugee and asylum-seeking film-makers\, and curated by Sarah Agha\, founder of the Arab Film Club. \nEach title is either written and directed by a refugee film-maker or draws on real life experience to tackle the theme in some way. \nThis showcase proves the power of cinema\, as each film-maker succeeds in humanising both struggle and injustice with their art. \nThe programme includes projects from BAFTA-winning film director Hassan Akkad and Counterpoints Arts’ Pop Culture & Social Change Producer\, Laith Elzubaidi. \nThe screening is followed by a Q&A hosted by actress\, curator and presenter of the BBC’s ‘The Holy Land and Us’\, Sarah Agha. Agha founded the Arab Film Club during lockdown\, a community celebrating and exploring cinema from the Arab world. \n  \nThe Programme: \nYellow by Elham Ehsas (12’). In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan\, Laili walks into a Chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil from a Talib shopkeeper\, and face a new future. \nAziza by Soudade Kaadan (13’). A newly displaced Syrian couple take a drive around Beirut\, which soon morphs into a hallucinatory and nostalgic trip. \nAddress Unknown by Anton Fisher (24′). A postman goes looking for his childhood best friend who went missing due to forced removals\, before he himself is forced to relocate or face the bulldozers. \nPanic! by Laith Elzubaidi (8’). Every night Layla and her sister Noor are forced to huddle under candlelight to protect themselves from an ominous threat. Until one night\, a more psychological threat endangers them both. \nMatar by Hassan Akkad (23’). The story of Matar\, a Syrian asylum seeker in England. When confronted with the hostile immigration system\, he is forced to live on the fringes of society and rely on his bike to survive. \n  \nThis event is presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre\, for Refugee Week 2023. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yellow by Elham Ehsas\n \n \n \n \n \n Yellow by Elham Ehsas\n \n \n \n \n \n Aziza by Soudade Kaadan\n \n \n \n \n \n Aziza by Soudade Kaadan\n \n \n \n \n \n Address Unknown by Anton Fisher\n \n \n \n \n \n Address Unknown by Anton Fisher\n \n \n \n \n \n Matar by Hassan Akkad\n \n \n \n \n \n Matar by Hassan Akkad URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-short-films-screening/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Panic_Stills-23-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20220615T051117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000047-1687631400-1687644000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:V&A Friday Late: On The Verge DESCRIPTION:This Friday Late features a programme curated by BLM Fest\, commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and the V&A during Refugee Week 2022. BLM Fest was founded by Kayza Rose\, and is a celebration of Black lives. BLM Fest is an invitation for everyone to take part and an exciting model of cultural production that fairly compensates Black people for their ideas\, time and labour. \nMasculinity does not exist\, only masculinities. Identity doesn’t exist\, only identities. We live in a promising world of gender expression and exploration\, where how you define yourself can take on multiple forms. In this plural world\, On the Verge explores the tipping point\, highlighting the artists\, designers\, and performers\, questioning the norms of masculine and feminine identity and the possibilities to come. Let a thousand genders bloom. \n\n@blmfest \n\n\nAll events are free\, and places are designated on a first-come-first-serve basis unless stated otherwise. Filming and photography will take place at this event. If you have any access requirements\, please let us know in advance by emailing disability@vam.ac.uk \n\nPlease note\, if the V&A reaches capacity\, it will allow access on a one-in\, one-out basis.\n\n\n\n\nFull Friday Late  programme and map of the Museum is HERE. BLM Fest x Counterpoints programme:\n\n\n\n\nBlack Queer History (B)\n\n\nPoetry Workshop \nEurope 1600–1815 Galleries \nThe Salon\, Room 4 \n18.45\, 19.45\, 20.45\, drop in \nPoet\, educator\, cultural curator and activist\, PJ Samuels leads  this workshop where you’ll work together to interrogate issues of autonomy\, race\, gender\, patriarchy and identity and explore belonging. Originally from Jamaica\, she is passionately vocal about human rights\, mental wellness\, stigmatisation and inequalities. PJ Samuels founded ‘Weather the Storm’\, an LGBTI Refugee peer support group she started in 2015. \n@pjsamuelspoet \n  \nA Taste of London Ballroom (C) \nThe Raphael Cartoons\, \nRoom 48a \nTalk at 19.15\, Workshop at 19.45\, \nPerformance at 20.45 \nA 3-part dip into Ballroom and the art of Voguing hosted by Kayza Rose. Delve into the living roots of UK Ballroom with a history lesson by London’s OG Harliyana 007. Then let your body do the talking as Pop-Dip-Spin extraordinaire Bronze 007 teaches a beginner’s voguing workshop. Followed by a performance by Tiffany 007\, aka The Banji C*nt (She/They)\, and Bronze 007. \n@kayza_rose \n@swarovskibae_ \n@tiffany.the.mannequin \n@groingthroughit \n  \nScreening of VISIBLE and Panel Discussion (E) \nHochhauser Auditorium\, \nSackler Centre for arts education \n18.30\, 19.00\, 19.30\, 20.00\, 21.00 \nPanel discussion at 20.30 \nFilm duration: 20 minutes \nVISIBLE\, directed by Campbell X and produced by Kayza Rose\, challenges common misconceptions about LGBTQI+ Black and People of Colour. The film calls upon inspirational ancestors\, contemporary artists and activists working to challenge mainstream perceptions and the sanitisation of LGBTQI+ legacies. At 20.30\, hear from founding director of Mzz Kimberley’s LIFE\, Kim Tatum; writer and performer Keith Jarrett; and international athlete and advocate for diversity and inclusion\, Corinne Humphreys in a panel discussion chaired by Kayza Rose\, founding Director of BLM Fest. \n@campbellx \n@kayza_rose \n@keithjlondon \n@cdhumphreys \n@mzzkimberley \n  \nMemoirs of a Masculine Man (G) \nThe John Madejski Garden \nDurational performance throughout the evening Rwandese born\, British movement-based artist\, Ishimwa Muhimanyi delivers a site-specific performance in the central garden of the museum. For Ishimwa\, masculinity is synonymous with fragility. Ishimwa’s work will explore the cracks in the masculine. Butt cracks\, emotional cracks\, spiritual cracks\, and temperamental cracks. Using movement\, fashion and furniture\, Ishimwa will take you on a journey of a man. \n@ishimwa \n\n\n  \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/friday-late/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Film and Photography,Performance & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kayza-Rose-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230623T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230623T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20230602T140104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000017-1687546800-1687552200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:BAFTA Lecture: Hassan Akkad DESCRIPTION:Following a screening of his short film Matar\, which tells the story of a Syrian asylum seeker living on the fringes of society\, hear from BAFTA-winning filmmaker and refugee rights activist Hassan Akkad\, as he shares his own experiences of fleeing conflict in Syria in 2015\, and subsequent work as a filmmaker in the UK. \nThe first in a series of events delivered in collaboration with BAFTA\, which aims to explore the importance of authentic storytelling of refugees onscreen\, and the positive impact of collaboration with creatives who have lived experience of migration\, in order to build narrative power and create social change. \nHassan’s lecture will be followed by a moderated Q&A. \nPlease join us after this event for some informal networking drinks in the Reuben Gallery from 20.30 – 22.00 BST. \nHassan Akkad is an award-winning filmmaker and creative director at Choose Love. He co-directed Netflix’s Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (2021) and was the associate producer of the Netflix film The Swimmers. Hassan’s short film\, Matar\, which he co-wrote and directed was released on WaterBear in 2023 and produced by Deadbeat Films. Hassan was part of the team that made Exodus: Our Journey to Europe which won a BAFTA for Best Factual Series in 2017. \nBAFTA is a world-leading independent arts charity that brings the very best work in film\, games and television to public attention and supports the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of learning events and initiatives – which includes workshops\, masterclasses\, scholarships\, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK\, USA and Asia – BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence\, discovers\, inspires and nurtures new talent\, and enables learning and creative collaboration. BAFTA is a registered charity (no. 216726). URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bafta-lecture-hassan-akkad/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hassan-Akkad.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230620T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230620T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20230518T123331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000021-1687284000-1687284000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Name Me Lawand DESCRIPTION:Film premiere + discussion with director Edward Lovelace and Steve Crump OBE\, founder and chair of Deaf Kidz International \nCompassion lies at the heart of this compelling story of the power of language. \nDirector \nEdward Lovelace \nWith \nLawand Hamad Amin\, Rawa Hamad Amin \nUK 2022. 82min \nEnglish\, Kurdish and BSL with English subtitles \nA BFI release \nConvinced of the potential of their deaf son\, a Kurdish family leave Iraq and finally arrive in Derby\, where Lawand joins the Royal School for the Deaf Derby. Empowered with British Sign Language\, he reveals himself as a witty and popular student\, while his family navigate a new common language and fight to remain in the community that has embraced them. Director Edward Lovelace (The Possibilities Are Endless) spent years alongside Lawand and his family\, to produce this striking\, affecting portrait. On World Refugee Day we are proud to present this powerful documentary\, highlighting the importance of community and the transformative effect of finding your voice. \nAudio Description available at this screening. \nThe screening will be presented with subtitles for the deaf and people experiencing hearing loss. \nWe aim to make this event fully accessible. \nPresented by the BFI in partnership with Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/name-me-lawand/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NameMeLawandposter.155444.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220624T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220624T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20220613T131047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145004Z UID:10000049-1656090000-1656093600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Mobilistan film (screening and Q&A) DESCRIPTION:Documentary film by Ana Stanic with the Mobilistan team (Manaf Halbouni and Christian Manss)\, Counterpoints Arts and Allianz Kulturstiftung \nThe film traces the first official state tour of Mobilistan across European borders in the turbulent and uncertain Covid pandemic summer of 2021. \nMobilistan is the first ever mobile state limited to the space of a single vehicle. An art project dealing with the issues of mobility\, territorial limits\, marginalisation\, freedom to travel and the desire to belong. The state is the limousine and the limousine is the state\, whose territory can only be entered or exited through the doors of the vehicle. \nThis does not\, however\, preclude Mobilistan from having its own flag\, anthem and passport. \nFollow the state leaders on red carpets from Berlin to Dresden\, Prague\, Vienna\, Zagreb\, Sofia\, Istanbul\, Wroclaw\, Krakow and Solingen. \nDid it all go smoothly? Did the state ever run out of oil? Did it encounter any climate challenges and did any neighbouring state leaders offer help or support? All diplomatic blunders and successes\, planned or improvised\, hidden or displayed\, are revealed in the film\, alongside the onlookers’ thoughts and observations\, and a few surprises. \nMobilistan performance and tour were realised in cooperation with Allianz Kulturstiftung. The film has been commissioned by Counterpoints Arts as part of Across Borders initiative and realised in collaboration with Allianz Kulturstiftung. Produced by Natasha Davis for Counterpoints Arts. \nIntroductions\, short film premiere and Q&A with: \nManaf Halbouni – artist and Mobilistan co-creator\nChristian Manss – artist and Mobilistan co-creator\nAna Stanic – filmmaker\nNatasha Davis – producer \nThis is a free online event. Please register here to receive a link to a Zoom screening and Q&A on Friday 24 June\, 5-6pm. \nLong live Mobilistan! \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mobilistan-film-screening-and-qa/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mobilistan-2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T153000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20220513T094835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145005Z UID:10000073-1655733600-1655739000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Le Havre DESCRIPTION:A charming comedy-drama set in the port city community of Le Havre. \nSet in the port city of Le Havre\, this charming comedy-drama tells the story of an ageing bohemian\, his wife and the wider community as they confront everyday hardships of their own but also that of the refugee crisis that surrounds them. A discussion will follow the screening\, exploring different aspects of the film\, including reasons for its inclusion in this year’s Refugee Week programme. \nFree for over-60s (booking by phone or in person only)\, otherwise normal matinee price. \nPresented by BFI in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts for Refugee Week 2022 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/le-havre/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/la-havre-01.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220626T173000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20220609T152458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145001Z UID:10000052-1655719200-1656264600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:V&A film screening: Imploded\, burnt\, turned to ash DESCRIPTION:A film screening of a drawing and sound performance by artist Issam Kourbaj in collaboration with composer Richard Causton and soprano Jessica Summers\, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising.\nThe performance begins with Kourbaj drawing fragments of Arabic words and eye idols on a large surface in layers\, repeating and obscuring them. The words are inspired by the teenage graffiti that sparked the Syrian uprising in March 2011\, and the eye idols are based on three Syrian eye idols from The Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection.\nThe final drawing is then burnt\, with the ash being placed in a glass box as a memorial to victims of the ongoing crisis. \nThis event is free and part of V&A’s Refugee Week programme of events celebrating community and mutual care. Find out more information at V&A website URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/va-imploded-burnt-turned-to-ash/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imploded-burnt-turned-to-ash_640.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220601T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220601T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20220513T094428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145006Z UID:10000074-1654106400-1654111800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Fadia’s Tree DESCRIPTION:Screening + Q&A with director Sarah Beddington and special guest (TBA) \nThis striking documentary follows a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon and her ambition to reconnect with her ancestral homeland. \nEnglish and Arabic with English subtitles \nScreening in the run-up to Refugee Week\, Sarah Beddington’s film is a compelling documentary account of the director’s friendship with Fadia\, a charismatic Palestinian woman and teacher who lives in a refugee camp in Lebanon but is determined to reconnect with her ancestral homeland. This striking\, deeply poetic and profound film makes connections to bird migration and the healing power of a particular tree against the backdrop of history\, and a cruel fate that separates a people from their homeland. \nPresented by BFI in partnership with Counterpoints Arts for Refugee Week 2022 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/fadias-tree/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fadias-tree-01.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220505T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220505T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20220417T152953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145006Z UID:10000078-1651708800-1651708800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Mobilistan (film) DESCRIPTION:First screening of a documentary film by Ana Stanic with the Mobilistan team (Manaf Halbouni and Christian Manss)\, Counterpoints Arts and Allianz Kulturstiftung \nThe film traces the first official state tour of Mobilistan across European borders in the turbulent and uncertain Covid pandemic summer of 2021. \nMobilistan is the first ever mobile state limited to the space of a single vehicle. An art project dealing with the issues of mobility\, territorial limits\, marginalisation\, freedom to travel and the desire to belong. The state is the limousine and the limousine is the state\, whose territory can only be entered or exited through the doors of the vehicle. \nThis does not\, however\, preclude Mobilistan from having its own flag\, anthem and passport. \nFollow the state leaders on red carpets from Berlin to Dresden\, Prague\, Vienna\, Zagreb\, Sofia\, Istanbul\, Wroclaw\, Krakow and Solingen. \nDid it all go smoothly? Did the state ever run out of oil? Did it encounter any climate challenges and did any neighbouring state leaders offer help or support? All diplomatic blunders and successes\, planned or improvised\, hidden or displayed\, are revealed in the film\, alongside the onlookers’ thoughts and observations\, and a few surprises. \nMobilistan performance and tour were realised in cooperation with Allianz Kulturstiftung. \nThe film has been commissioned by Counterpoints Arts as part of Across Borders initiative and realised in collaboration with Allianz Kulturstiftung. \nIntroductions\, short film premiere and Q&A with: \nManaf Halbouni – artist and Mobilistan co-creator \nChristian Manss – artist and Mobilistan co-creator \nAna Stanic – filmmaker \nAllianz Foundation \nCounterpoints Arts \nLong live Mobilistan! URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mobilistan-film/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mobilistan-2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210718 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20210504T143645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145008Z UID:10000190-1624233600-1626566399@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Return of Danton - Collective Ma'louba - Video on Demand DESCRIPTION:By Collective Ma’louba \nSuitable for ages 16+ \nTickets: £0\, £5\, £15 (plus option to donate £5). Performed in Arabic with English subtitles \nPart of Shubbak Festival 2021. Co-presented by Counterpoints Arts as part of this year’s Refugee Week programme. \nA  collective of German-based Syrian actors is rehearsing a contemporary adaptation of Georg Büchner’s Danton’s Death. A shattering\, political drama\, at its centre is a conflict between two giant figures of the French Revolution\, Danton and Robespierre. \nIt is considered to be one of the greatest revolutionary works of European theatre. It is also terribly complex and convoluted\, and the translation into Arabic from the German isn’t particularly good. \nThe company’s director believes this adaptation of a German classic will secure them funding. But the playwright turned dramaturg was more keen on writing a new play about the everyday lives of Syrian refugees living abroad. \nAs the company wrestles with Büchner’s manically intense play\, life mirrors art as the two lead actors are caught up in the arguments between the writer and director. \nBetween catastrophic line runs and overlong cigarette breaks\, the four lock horns about their conflicted views on the Syrian revolution and their roles as artists in exile. \nRehearsals progress and the tensions and disagreements grow as the company – almost unknowingly – engage more deeply with the themes of the play: What is a revolution? When does it end? Ten years after the Syrian revolution\, do they really understand what happened and how they can tell their story? \nReturn of Danton is a new play by Syrian playwright Mudar Alhaggi and directed by Omar Elerian. Written and performed in Arabic\, the play is a contemporary exploration of how the dynamics of political revolutions – from the French Revolution to the Arab Spring – can be reflected within the politics of the rehearsal room. \nCollective Ma’louba is an intercultural theatre lab currently in residence at the Theater an der Ruhr in Mülheim. In its theatre productions\, Collective Ma’louba questions the political and social conditions of the Arab world against the background of recent rebellions and penetrates the taboos of Arab and European society. \nCo-presented by Shubbak Festival\, Counterpoint Arts\, The Lowry & Ettijahat Independent Culture. In cooperation with Maxim Gorki Theatre\, Berlin. A co-production of Theater an der Ruhr and Shubbak Festival. Funded by The German Federal Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. \n#ReturnOfDanton  #Shubbak  #ShubbakFestival  #ArabCulture  #ArabFestival  #ContemporaryArabCulture \n  \nImportant information about the event\n\nPlease note that this event listing is for the Video on Demand option. The video on demand content will be made available from the specified event date. After you’ve bought a ticket\, you will have 3 days to finish watching the content from when you first press play.\nThe video on demand option will be without the panel discussion.\nIf you would like to buy a ticket for the livestream on June 20th you can buy them from here.\nThe production will have English subtitles.\n\n  \nARTIST BIOGRAPHIES \n Collective Ma’louba \nCollective Ma’louba is an intercultural theatre lab currently in residence at the Theater an der Ruhr in Mülheim. In its theatre productions\, Collective Ma’louba questions the political and social conditions of the Arab world against the background of recent rebellions and penetrates the taboos of Arab and European society. Further artistic projects of thematic relevance such as installations\, exhibitions\, concerts and workshop accompany the theatre productions. They work in NRW\, Germany and across the world\, thus creating transnational meeting places. Follow the Collective’s via Facebook  and Instagram. \nMudar Alhaggi (Author) \nMudar Alhaggi (*1981) studied theatre studies at The Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damaskus. Alhaggi works as an author and dramaturge\, he writes for the radio and TV\, pens scripts and leads writing workshops for refugees. He staged “Footfalls” by Samuel Beckett and the production “One Thousand and One Tents”\, which was developed in a workshop with refugees in Lebanon. In 2013 the production “Now T-Here“\, in which he was involved as author and director (in collaboration with Stella Cristofolini) was presented in Oberhausen and Berlin. Since 2015 he manages “Future Stages. A Creative Programme for Emerging Syrian Writers” in Lebanon together with Erik Altorfer. In 2015 and 2016 he developed “41 Stunden” with Kopp / Nauer / Praxmarer / Vittinghoff\, a coproduction with Schlachthaus Theater Bern. With Erik Altorfer\, he presented another work with adolescent refugees and young people from Graz at Schauspielhaus Graz. Mudar Alhaggi lives in Berlin since summer 2015. Since 2017 he is the artistic director of COLLECTIVE MA’LOUBA. \nOmar Elerian (Director) \nOmar Elerian is a freelance theatre director\, writer and dramaturg. Of Italian/Palestinian descent\, Omar trained in Italy and then graduated from Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris in 2005. He’s based in London since 2009. He was the resident Associate Director at the Bush Theatre from 2012 to 2019\, where he commissioned and directed some of the theatre’s most successful shows. As sole director for the Bush\, his credits include smash-hit Misty by Arinzé Kene (Bush and West End)\, NASSIM by Nassim Soleimanpour (Bush\, Traverse Theatre and world tour)\, Going Through by Estelle Savasta and Islands by Caroline Horton. As Associate Director working alongside Madani Younis\, his credits include The Royale by Marco Ramirez\, Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock and Perseverance Drive by Robin Soans. Outside the Bush\, he directed Olivier nominated show You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy by Caroline Horton and co-created acclaimed sitespecific show The Mill: City of Dreams with Madani Younis for Freedom Studios. In 2020 he co-created Autoreverse with Florencia Cordeu\, which opened the Going Global season at Battersea Arts Centre in February. Omar is currently developing projects with the Almeida\, National Theatre\, Manchester HOME\, Staatstheater Mainz\, Collective Ma’louba and The Shed in New York. \n  \nShubbak Festival is the UK’s premier festival of contemporary Arab arts and culture. \nThis year’s ambitious programme connects you to the very best contemporary Arab artists. Dive into marathon DJ sets\, watch Hip Hop\, rap and trap legends\, enjoy re-imagined classics\, installations in iconic settings\, and listen as audio guided tours take you to an imaginary city. \nShubbak is live in London\, online and broadcasting from Beirut\, Gaza\, Marrakech\, Slemani\, Riyadh\, Khartoum and Doha. Join artists\, audiences and communities locally and globally through a festival programme that has been conceived especially for this year’s exceptional conditions. \nWitness the extraordinary creativity\, responsiveness and imaginative power of Arab artists to speak of our times. Join the Festival from 20th June – 17th July\, 2021! Follow the action via @shubbakfestival. \n  \n \n  \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/return-of-danton-collective-malouba-video-on-demand/ CATEGORIES:Digital,Film and Photography,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THE-RETURN-OF-DANTON-_-Image_Molter-Sartor-01-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210701 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20210611T120933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145008Z UID:10000170-1623628800-1625097599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:A Creeper\, Me & A Dead Bird DESCRIPTION:A Creeper\, Me & A Dead Bird is a meditation on freedom\, repression\, and hope. \nA new performance piece by artist Kajoli Iloyak. \nWhen the Ivy does not find its tower. When the delicate creeper does not find a strong wall. Do we know how parasite plants can grow but can’t prosper? \nA woman should never be insecure. Should never be struggling financially\, spiritually\, emotionally. Should never rely on others. \nA dead bird doesn’t necessarily portend physical death\, but metaphorical death. This dead bird marks the end of your search and struggle. A new beginning is just around the corner. More specifically\, it symbolizes the end of something and the start of something else. \nTo watch the performance head to Counterpoints Arts Vimeo. Launch 10am on 14th June\, the start of Refugee Week. It will be available to watch to the end of the month. \nFilmed and produced by Manuel Vason. \nFor ages 16+ URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/a-creeper-me-a-dead-bird/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Performance & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screenshot-255.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210621 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20210426T140940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145414Z UID:10000192-1623628800-1624233599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Moving Worlds 2021 DESCRIPTION:Moving Worlds is a programme of films available to watch at home during Refugee Week\, a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees (14-20 June 2021) \nResponding to this year’s Refugee Week theme ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’\, the programme is a curated programme of features and shorts exploring personal experiences of forced displacement\, stories of unexpected alliances\, unlikely friendships and stories that celebrate difference\, while inviting us to focus on how we can walk alongside one another. \nMoving Worlds UK is curated and programmed by Nelli Stavropoulou for Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/moving-worlds-2021/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/moving-worlds.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201028T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201028T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20201028T090117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145416Z UID:10000218-1603908000-1603913400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Launch: Digital City of Refuge DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion on the digital representation of the city and its actors’ voices in the context of migration. \nJoin us for the launch of Digital City of Refuge: a collection of visual stories mapping the city of refuge as experienced and imagined by its actors in Athens\, Berlin and London. \nBooking via Eventbrite \nPanellists: \nMyria Georgiou (Professor\, Media@LSE)\nMarcia Chandra (Photographer\, Counterpoints Arts)\nDeena Dajani (Researcher\, IIED)\nRenée Ghammashi Abul-Ella (Founder and director at Al-Dar\, Berlin)\nAbdulrahman\, (Presenter of Beit-UK\, a video series supporting refugees\, London)\nMuhammad Ali Madanieh\, (Teacher\, husband\, father\, Syrian\, Athens)\nNatasa Vourna (Teacher\, activist\, Athens) \nThis visual storytelling project is associated with the project Resilient communities\, resilient cities? Digital makings of the city of refuge\, led by LSE in creative partnership with Counterpoints Arts and Proboscis. \nThe research project focuses on three urban neighbourhoods that received newcomers following the 2015-16 “migration crisis”: Athens (Downtown)\, Berlin (Neukölln) and London (Haringey). Through conversations\, focussed workshops and ethnographic storytelling walks\, the research explored the role of digital technologies and connectivities in mediating and managing the city of refuge by exploring three critical questions: \n— How are welcoming and inclusive cities constituted and communicated? \n— What are the obstacles to the city of refuge and how is it denied to those who need and desire it? \n— How is the city of refuge imagined and communicated as a sustainable\, and hopeful project? This event will launch the website\, digitalcityofrefuge.com\, which forms part of the wider research project Resilient communities\, resilient cities? Digital makings of the city of refuge. The project was funded through the LSE’s Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) as part of the Rockefeller Resilience Programme. \n‘Digital City of Refuge’ is produced by The Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Counterpoints Arts with photographer Marcia Chandra. \nRead more about the project’s research methodology\, results and publications. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/launch-digital-city-of-refuge/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/digital-city-refuge.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200622 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20200514T122707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145416Z UID:10000253-1592179200-1592783999@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Moving Worlds for Refugee Week 2020 DESCRIPTION:Moving Worlds is a programme of films available to watch at home during Refugee Week\, a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees (15-21 June 2020). Moving Worlds is produced by Counterpoints Arts\, which coordinates Refugee Week nationally. \nIn light of physical distancing restrictions\, this year’s programme is working digitally in order to facilitate home screenings and online post-screening conversations. Now more than ever\, we realise the need to stay socially and personally connected and to share compelling storytelling journeys. \nResponding to this year’s Refugee Week theme ‘Imagine’\, the programme itself is re-imagined as a weekly film festival with a curated programme of features and shorts exploring personal experiences of forced displacement\, stories of visualising one’s future and past\, as well as narratives of resilience\, change and hope. In addition to the selected films generously offered by our network of filmmakers\, we have also identified award-nominated films that can be accessed online via external websites. \nWe have chosen films that support the performance of many diverse voices and are dominated by powerful personal stories\, such as the story of Paul and Millie Cao in Oscar-nominated Walk\, Run\, Cha-Cha\, who transport us from the dance floor to the journey of their love story across the years. Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts’ For Sama and Hassan Fazili’s Midnight Traveler bring into focus stories about and by individuals and their families\, as they imagine and carve new futures with a camera or smartphone in hand. Both films celebrate innovative storytelling techniques while re-visioning documentary practice and first-person testimony. This year’s programme also features two short animation films (Escape from England & Space Refugees) for younger audiences by Claire Desenclos\, asking us to imagine how we would respond to the reality of becoming a refugee and searching for a safe place to seek refuge. \nWe invite you to screen any of these films in the comfort and safety of your home. We hope that they can generate meaningful conversations in person or virtually – find out more in the Locations section. We have also designed downloadable post-screening guides to encourage lively conversations across all ages. \nOur thanks to the creative and passionate filmmakers and producers who generously agreed to make their films available for Refugee Week 2020\, Moving Worlds package. This year’s programme is dedicated to all individuals currently experiencing forced displacement who may be experiencing precarious and challenging living conditions\, especially during this uncertain time. \nMoving Worlds UK is curated and programmed by Nelli Stavropoulou for Counterpoints Arts \nFull details: https://movingworlds.info/ URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/moving-worlds-for-refugee-week-2020/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-14-at-14.26.22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200622 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20200511T123343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145416Z UID:10000256-1589241600-1592783999@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Coronaquilt Silhouette DESCRIPTION:An Art Refuge Initiative \nArt Refuge uses art and art therapy to support the mental health and well-being of people displaced due to conflict\, persecution and poverty\, both in the UK and internationally. \nFollowing the success of their Coronaquilt Initiative\, Art Refuge in collaboration with artist Aida Silvestri and Counterpoints Arts are creating ways of engaging with how people are feeling during the coronavirus crisis. \nTogether we will offer art and word as a thread to initiate a dialogue in connecting people across the globe and to identify their current state of mind. We hope to promote collective and individual shared experiences by targeting this current situation that is common for everyone. \nCoronavirus has put the world on hold and people across the globe are in isolation. Many charities that usually support vulnerable people have either had to reduce their service\, move online or temporarily shut down. \nHow are vulnerable people coping with this added stress? What are the added challenges during this crisis? What are the concerns? \nWe are inviting individuals across the UK and internationally to take part in the Coronaquilt Silhouettes Initiative. We are also reaching out to charities and organisations both in the UK and internationally who work with people who have been displaced by conflict\, persecution or poverty\, and with people who are isolated for whatever reason\, including the Covid-19 pandemic. \nWe would like you to describe your mental health state during coronavirus with a word or a brief sentence/poem that summarises your feelings\, challenges and concerns around the current situation. As well as text\, we would also like you to submit either a profile silhouette or a profile picture. These components will be used to create a Coronaquilt Silhouette piece by the artist. Ultimately\, the smaller pieces will be stitched together to create a larger piece and printed onto a fabric. \n​What is a coronaquilt? \nThe Corona pattern is a traditional pattern\, a bit like a crown\, made up of triangles and squares\, which are then sewn together to make a patchwork cloth. \nWhat is the Silhouette Portrait? \nSilhouette portraits were popular during the Victorian era\, before the invention of photography and during its early years. The traditional method of creating silhouette portraits was to cut them out from a dark lightweight card and mount them on a pale or white background. Today\, they can be drawn\, painted or taken from existing profile photographs. \nWhat to do? \n\nTake a side profile picture against a pale or white background with your mobile phone\nDescribe your current state of mind with one word or a short sentence/poem.\nPlease tell us what is your heritage\nAdd location: City\, Country\nAdd: Date\nEmail it to: projects@artrefuge.org.uk\nWe can also arrange for Aida Silvestri to take your side profile image via Zoom or Whatsapp call.​\n\nWhat is next? \nOnce your picture and text are received\, the artist Aida will create a Coronaquilt Silhouette with your image and text. Ultimately\, the smaller pieces will be stitched onto a larger piece and printed onto fabric to create a large tapestry. \nNote: \nWe value your privacy and we will not share your profile photograph to the public. Please be aware that your silhouette and text/poems will be shared on different platforms and hopefully shown in an exhibition space soon. All contributions will remain anonymous on the final artwork. \nFacebook and Twitter @artrefugeuk \n\n\n\n\nImage: Coronaquilt Silhouette\, © Courtesy of Aida Silvestri & Art Refuge 2020 \nCheck out the free online workshop led by Art Refuge and Aida Silvestri for Refugee Week URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/coronaquilt-silhouette/ CATEGORIES:Craft & Design,Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CoronaquiltS-1-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190620T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190620T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20190507T073914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145421Z UID:10000296-1560988800-1560988800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week at the BFI - Styx DESCRIPTION:Lone yachtswoman Rieke (Wolff) is sailing to Ascension Island to explore the man-made paradise created by Charles Darwin. En-route she encounters a marooned vessel whose occupants need help. Defying all warnings\, she attempts to follow her conscience and a nightmare begins…This adrenaline-driven thriller boasts stunning cinematography and compelling performances; it’s a film which raises deep questions about the limits of our humanity. \nWith Q&A with Director Wolfgang Fischer (work permitting). \nIn partnership with the British Film Institute. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-at-the-bfi-styx/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/styx-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190617T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190617T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20190507T073343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145421Z UID:10000297-1560729600-1560729600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week at the BFI - Seniors’ Free Archive Matinee: Letter from an Unknown Woman DESCRIPTION:A big-screen classic\, this romantic drama of obsession and betrayal is set in 1900’s Vienna. Considered true to its source – a story by one of the 20th century’s greatest writers\, Stefan Zweig – the film was directed by Max Ophuls\, a refugee from the Weimar Republic (he escaped first to France\, then settled in the US). The story was adapted by blacklisted Hollywood writer Howard Koch. \nFree for over-60s (booking by phone\, 020 7928 3232\, or in person only)\, otherwise normal matinee price. \nWith extended into from BFI programmer David Somerset. \nIn partnership with the British Film Institute. \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-at-the-bfi-seniors-free-archive-matinee-letter-from-an-unknown-woman/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/letter-from-an-unknown-woman-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190616T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190616T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20190514T161514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T205527Z UID:10000291-1560643200-1560643200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week: Jillian Edelstein photography commission DESCRIPTION:16-23 June\, V&A Museum  \n17-23 June\, Southbank Centre \nFree event \nAs part of  Refugee Week Festival 2019\, we commissioned the celebrated photographer\, Jillian Edelstein to respond to this year’s theme of the festival – ‘You\, me and those who came before’. \nThe result is a stunning series of portraits featuring first and second generation ‘refugees’\, many of whom public figures who we would not commonly associate with displacement. \nFeaturing Jillian’s images and design by our long-standing collaborators\, BCMH\, this project invites us to revisit our understanding of our history and reminds us that people escaping war and persecution have been welcomed by communities in the UK for hundreds of years\, and that their stories and contributions are all around us. From the Jewish refugees of the 1930s to people fleeing Somalia\, Rwanda\, Kosovo and Palestine in the 90’s to people arriving today from Syria and elsewhere; they are part of who we all are. \n‘You\, me and those who came before’ portrait project will be presented on screen at the V&A (Main Entrance – 16th to 23rd June) and Southbank Centre (projected on the side of the building – 17th to 23rd June). The portraits will also be distributed as printed materials to Refugee Week organisers across the country. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/you-me-and-those-who-came-before-portrait-series-by-jillian-edelstein/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/guardian.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190615T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190615T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20190507T072325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145422Z UID:10000298-1560556800-1560556800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week at the BFI - The Art of Exile: A Filmmaking Masterclass with Koutaiba Al-Janabi DESCRIPTION:Join this award-winning Iraqi-born cinematographer\, director and photographer for career insights and discussion alongside a screening of his 2018 film\, Stories of Passers Through (67min). Shot over 30 years\, this genre-defying\, richly cinematic work explores memory\, loss and belonging. The afternoon will also consider Al-Janabi’s earlier films such as Leaving Baghdad\, an acclaimed drama following the experiences of Saddam Hussein’s personal photographer\, and will include clips from his recent feature film The Woodman. \nIn partnership with the British Film Institute. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-at-the-bfi-the-art-of-exile-a-filmmaking-masterclass-with-koutaiba-al-janabi/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/stories-of-passers-through-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180620T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180620T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20180518T150816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145458Z UID:10000319-1529452800-1529452800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Above the Drowning Sea DESCRIPTION:Canada 2017Dirs René Balcer\, Nicola Zavaglia92minDigitalEnglish subtitles \nThe fascinating story of a Chinese diplomat who saved the lives of many refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe.\nIn Nazi Europe in 1939 when all doors were closed\, refugees found sanctuary in Shanghai thanks to the intervention of Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan. As the Chinese consul in Vienna he defied the Nazis and his own government and issued travel visas to the refugees. In light of today’s refugee crisis\, this is an inspiring\, poetic tale about two peoples who found common cause and dignity in a world in chaos. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/above-the-drowning-sea/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/above-the-drowning-sea-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180619T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180717T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20180518T145457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145457Z UID:10000320-1529440200-1531785600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:A Season in France DESCRIPTION:France 2017Dir Mahamat-Saleh HarounWith Eriq Ebouaney\, Sandrine Bonnaire\, Aalayna Lys100minDigitalEnglish subtitles \nA teacher flees to France from his war-torn country in this deeply affecting drama.\n‘I know very well the reality of refugees looking for asylum\,’ says award-winning director Haroun (A Screaming Man)\, who emigrated to France from Chad in the 1980s. In his new feature\, a teacher (Ebouaney) flees tragedy in his war-torn country and escapes to France\, where he falls for a French woman (Bonnaire). A Season in France is a deeply affecting and humane drama about the bitter fate of those driven from their home but unwelcome elsewhere. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/a-season-in-france/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/season-in-france-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20180518T150405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145458Z UID:10000321-1529193600-1529193600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Through Our Eyes + Q&A with director Samir Mehanovic DESCRIPTION:UK-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Germany-Lebanon-Republic of Macedonia 2018Dir Samir Mehanovic70minDigitalEnglish subtitles \nDoes humanity ever learn from past tragedy? BAFTA-winning director Samir Mehanovic investigates.\nBAFTA-winning director Samir Mehanovic asks whether humanity ever learns from past tragedy\, and makes a plea for the world to welcome and accept those fleeing conflict and terror. As a Muslim who fled to the UK from Bosnia in the 1990s\, he gives personal insight into the human catastrophe in Syria as he speaks to refugees in camps\, on trains\, and in their new-found places of exile. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/through-our-eyes-qa-with-director-samir-mehanovic/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/through-our-eyes-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170624 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20170511T114534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145500Z UID:10000216-1497484800-1498262399@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week 2017 Special Film Programme at the BFI Southbank DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Refugee Week 2017\, Counterpoints Arts have partnered with BFI again this year\, to create  an exciting film programme of cinematic and virtual reality stories that invite audiences to witness and engage with experiences of displacement. \nThe programme includes four different screening experiences: \nThursday\, 15th June\, 14.00PM at NFT1 General Admission \n \nScreening of restored Oscar-winning period drama\, Julia\, which will be  introduced by the magnificent Vanessa Redgrave (work permitting). The film is based on Lilian Hellman’s account of a wealthy childhood friend who turns her back on privilege to follow her ideals and support victims of the Nazi regime in Germany prior to world War Two. \nWednesday 21st June\, 18.10PM at NFT3 \n \nScreening of Stranger in Paradise – a provocative and fresh appraoch to documentary filmmaking\, featuring an actor posing as a teacher who confronts newly arrived migrants/refugees with extreme political viewpoints from their host country. The screening will be followed by a discussion exploring the innovative storytelling techniques employed in the documentary and the tensions between media discourses\, lived experiences\, and politics. \nFriday\, 23rd June\, 15.00-18.00PM at the Blue Room and Atrium\, followed by discussion \n \nThe Refugee Journeys programme is a non-bookable drop-in event (15.00- 18.00pm) including award-winning VR immersive documentary HOME: Aamir\, produced by National Theatre and Surround Vision\, which follows the story of a young man escaping the threat of murder in Sudan. The programme also includes VR short story We Wait exploring one Syrian family’s story as they wait to cross the Aegean seas\, produced as part of the BBC Connected Studios ‘Future of Content’ programme\, and Channel 4 News’ interactive video story Two Billion Miles\, using real news footage documenting the journey of displaced individuals. \nThe Refugee Journeys programme will be followed by a discussion (18.15pm) exploring the synergy between 360 technology\, virtual reality and documentary storytelling\, while also addressing ways of ‘seeing’ and understanding the ‘refugee crisis’. The discussion is free but please book in advance by calling the BFI box office on 020 79283232 due to limited capacity. \nFriday\, 23rd June\, 20.45PM at NFT2 \n \nScreening of The Good Postman – a documentary that follows the story of a postman living in a Bulgarian border town\, who decides to challenge the establishment by proposing a radical policy of welcoming ‘refugees’. Drawing on the events and real-life experience of the cast\, this blend of documentary and lavish cinematography delivers a poignant\, pertinent and deeply affecting story from the life of a community. \nFor information about the events and for booking options please visit the BFI website. \nRefugee Week (19-25 June 2017) is an annual nationwide celebration of the contribution of refugees to the UK. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-2017-special-film-programme-at-the-bfi-southbank/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/The-Good-Postman-CA-Blog-post.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170317T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170317T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T075750 CREATED:20170308T105508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145501Z UID:10000198-1489708800-1489708800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Film Screening: John Akomfrah's The Stuart Hall Project (2013) DESCRIPTION:John Akomfrah’s ground-breaking documentary The Stuart Hall Project (2013) combines archive footage and a soundtrack of the music of Miles Davis to portray the life of Stuart Hall\, the founding figure of cultural studies who has had a resounding and ongoing influence on British intellectual and cultural life. The film meditates on memory\, identity and the changing landscape of the late 20th century. \nThis event follows a symposium ‘Who do you think you are? Culture\, Identity and the Contemporary Art Museum’. \n\nImage credit: John Akomfrah\, The Stuart Hall Project (2013) URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/film-screening-john-akomfrahs-the-stuart-hall-project-2013/ CATEGORIES:Film and Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bfi-00o-hu6.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR