Congress of Idling Persons

Congress of Idling Persons

Bassem Saad

Artist and writer Bassem Saad, DJ and translator Rayyan Abdel Khalek, musical artist Sandy Chamoun, writer Islam Khatib, and organiser Mekdes Yilma examine a cartography of protest, crisis, humanitarian and mutual aid, migrant labour, and Palestinian outsider status. Punctuated by the late Arab Spring, the Black Lives Matter revolts of 2020, and the Beirut port explosion, the film weaves through transhistorical constants—from rage and mourning to spontaneity and besiegement—propelled by the speech and acts of its performers.

 

Director Bassem Saad will be present in the first screening.

Sessions

12 Oct — 19:00 / 88’
Cinema São Jorge Sala 3

New Visions

.........

Can Someone Meet Me in Dark Alley?

Gaetano Liberti, Luciano Pérez Savoy
.........
15 Oct — 21:45 / 88’
Cinema São Jorge Sala 3

New Visions

.........

Can Someone Meet Me in Dark Alley?

Gaetano Liberti, Luciano Pérez Savoy
.........