Films at the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival 2015
Coordinated and presented by Caldon Mercieca
Thursday 27th August 2015
A man dies in me
A film based on the poem ‘A Man Dies in Me’ by Zhawen Shally.
2 mins, 2015, Kurdish w/English subtitles
Director: Yasmin Fedda
Presented by highlightarts.org
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C.V. (Curriculum Vitae)
Curriculum Vitae – سيرة ذاتية. A film based on ‘C.V.’ a poem by Ali Wajeeh.
2 mins, Arabic with English subtitles.
Translation by Vicky Feaver
Director: Yasmin Fedda
Presented by highlightarts.org
Friday 28th August 2015
An Imminent Dawn
A film poem based on ‘Twin’, a poem by Ahmad Abdul Hussein.
Translation: Kei Miller
4 mins, 17 seconds, 2015
Director: Yasmin Fedda
Sound: Dan Gorman
Presented by highlightarts.org
Saturday 29th August 2015
Ried Ikun Jaf. Film b’direzzjoni ta’ Edward Said u produzzjoni ta’ Emma Mattei, imnebbaħ minn poeżija ta’ Mario Azzopardi. Konsulent letterarju: Immanuel Mifsud.
Il-film ta’ din is-sena inħadem minn Edward Said – aħbar eċitanti immens għax ix-xogħlijiet ta’ Ed minn dejjem kellhom leħen u perspettiva partikolari. Ħadd qatt ma kien daqshekk kapaċi, ħlief Cecil Satariano f’Katarin, biex jaqbad ħjiel tal-ispirtu Malti li jiġġerra fix-xagħri, fuq il-blat, fit-triqat dojoq mismutin mix-xemx.
Ken Scicluna
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