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Acesse O Catálogo, Aqui. -. : 12ª Mostra Mundo Árabe De Cinema معرض سينما 16.08.17 — 09 العالم العربي São Paulo 12ª MOSTRA معرض سينما MUNDO ÁRABE CINEMA العربي DE معرض سينما 12ª Mostra 2 09 — 16.08.17 العالم العربي Mundo Árabe de Cinema São Paulo Encontros de fragmentos Territórios que nos atravessam Muito além dos territórios CineSesc Chegamos à 12ª edição. Completamos, O tema de curadoria da Mostra neste ano O mundo árabe tem sido retratado, pela Valores dos portanto, em agosto deste 2017, doze nos convida a pensar a relação com os visão distorcida da mídia ocidental, como ingressos diferentes viagens por paisagens, territórios que nos atravessam. Ainda que um lugar de instabilidades e perigos, quase sentimentos, angústias, dores, alegrias e os carreguemos conosco, como algo que sempre envolvido por disputas políticas, Inteira lutas. Durante esse trajeto, muitas coisas nos habita, os territórios sempre nos “IMAGEM sociais e religiosas. O que parece estar por R$ 12,00 ocorreram nos países árabes. Populações ultrapassam. Há uma dinâmica muito trás disso é uma tentativa de consolidar Meia entrada vivem entre a memória do mundo que particular que nos extrapola, que vai além uma narrativa unilateral, de cunho R$ 6,00 reside na imaginação e novas agruras, de nossa própria memória individual, ideológico, que contribua para justificar, Credencial Plena novas cidades, novos caminhos cheios de porque os territórios são feitos por perante a opinião pública, as frequentes R$3,50 pedras que restaram. experiências que projetam um coletivo. É intervenções estrangeiras em nome de essa vivência do comum, que nos permite interesses pouco republicanos. sescsp.org.br A Mostra oferece à cidade de São Paulo, questionar as fronteiras e ir além da própria E SOM SÃO 09.08Quarta-feira 11.08Sexta-feira 13.08Domingo 15Terça-feira .08 mais uma vez, a experiência de mergulho ideia de civilização, porque o mais Outra imagem desconexa e enigmática, em temas que são caros ao Instituto da interessante não é aquilo que os territórios que transparece dos noticiários de forma 19h 19h 19h Cultura Árabe e que queremos abordar contêm, mas aquilo que escapa, que vaza. insistente, está relacionada aos estigmas 20h30 3000 Noites Yamo Não alimente seu Cão para além da superficialidade. Nesta perspectiva, deixamos de percebê- sobre os imigrantes e os refugiados. Apesar Cerimônia de abertura da 12ª Mostra Mundo Especialmente, porque muitas das los como entidades estáticas, com poderes de fazerem parte da história dos povos da Árabe de Cinema e exibição do filme Para 21h 21h 21h questões que atingem os países árabes nos de limitar os contatos, para que eles região, os deslocamentos de pessoas Onde Ir? Fora do Quadro: Revolução Até a Vitória + Para Onde Ir? Cinzas de Sonhos FORMAS DE Sanaúd: Voltaremos tocam mais diretamente. Mais uma vez, o passem a ser os próprios laços que atingiram contornos de calamidade diálogo entre as artes estará presente. Um amarram as vivências individuais e coletivas. humanitária, depois do acirramento de dos destaques da Mostra será a É esta ideia de território que está no projeto conflitos nos territórios cuja autoridade era apresentação, inédita no Brasil, do musical Al-Mu'tamid - que compõe a mantida por força de regimes ditatoriais. espetáculo musical “Al-Mu’tamid, poeta rei programação desta 12ª edição da Mostra Uma consequência imediata disso foi a do Al-Andalus (1040/1095) - Uma Viagem Mundo Árabe de Cinema - como algo que crescente assimilação de discursos e por dez séculos de música e não deixa muito claro qual é seu início e nem PERPetuar preconceitos xenofóbicos refratários a interculturalidade”, que nos proporcionará o seu fim, mas que percorre, pelo caminho da mobilizações de hospitalidade. sabor da poesia do século XI, seguindo a poesia, da música e da imagem, a noção de rota do rei-poeta Al-Mu’tamid no Norte da continuidade, daquilo que permanece e nos O campo da cultura possibilita que outras África e Andaluzia. Numa explosão de remete ao que temos em comum. versões e dimensões narrativas possam ritmos e palavras, teremos a travessia de ganhar visibilidade, afrouxando certezas territórios, a passagem por lugares que Os filmes em 2017 tratam do deslocamento e desarmando o senso comum. O cinema, deixam as suas marcas na manifestação de pessoas, assim como da reconstrução narratiVAS” para além da experiência estética, artística, abrindo possibilidades de de um sentido de lugar, das dúvidas que oferece possíveis caminhos para tais visualizarmos a coexistência entre assolam aqueles que decidem, ou são aproximações e descobertas. Nessa Quarta-feira diferentes povos e culturas. E, no fim, uma forçados, a sair. Qual o momento decisivo perspectiva, a 12ª Mostra Mundo Árabe de 16.08 Quinta-feira Sábado Segunda-feira evidência da própria integração entre as para aqueles que deixam suas casas? Cinema, ao apresentar um conjunto de 10 .08 12 .08 14.08 19h culturas árabe e brasileira. Como esta decisão é tomada? Qual a obras de diversos gêneros, temáticas e 19h 19h 19h Assombrados perspectiva temporal, qual a ideia de futuro enfoques – que focam questões ligadas a Yamo Cinzas de Sonhos Fora do Quadro: Revolução até a vitória + A 12ª Mostra embarca nessa busca por para aqueles que são proibidos de essas problemáticas contemporâneas –, Sanaúd: Voltaremos 21h memórias ao mesmo tempo que se detém retornarem às suas casas? Imagem e som abre novas oportunidades de atenuar 21h 21h Heranças sobre os horizontes e o futuro. O filme de são formas de permanência, de mal-entendidos e estranhamentos, no Cinema da Vela Assombrados Debate com Rami Nihawi, produtor do abertura deste ano é um filme libanês, perpetuação de narrativas daqueles que sentido de desfazer estereótipos e Com o diretor Rami Nihawi filme Fora do Quadro: Revolução Até a inédito, de 1957, “Para onde Ir?” (“Ila Ayn”), migram ou que estão sujeitos ao exílio e o acolher diferenças. 22h Vitória, e convidados brasileiros que que de Georges Nasser. A obra é um marco do refúgio. Neste sentido, a Mostra trará 21h Al-Mu’tamid, poeta Rei do Al-Andalus - participaram do filme Sanaúd: Voltaremos cinema autoral libanês - o primeiro filme também filmes que são registros de O Sesc, em parceria com o Instituto de My Sweet Pepper Land Uma viagem por dez séculos de música e libanês a ser exibido em Cannes - e traz o momentos históricos importantes, Cultura Árabe (ICArabe), reafirma o seu interculturalidade [Sala São Paulo] 21h30 retrato de um tema que nos é familiar, mas particularmente para aqueles, como os compromisso em estimular a preservação O Sonho por uma outra perspectiva: é a história da palestinos, cujos arquivos são objeto de um de espaços de encontro e de reflexão migração de um pai de família do Líbano ao duplo apagamento, material e simbólico. acerca de realidades distintas, difundindo Brasil, mas pelos olhos de quem fica. A experiências materiais e simbólicas como mulher que cria os filhos sem saber notícias Uma curadoria é uma forma de sugerir uma forma de respeitar as diversas maneiras de do marido. Assim, podemos resgatar lições leitura possível da realidade, de oxigenar ser e estar no mundo. de um legado cultural que deve sua perspectivas que nos afastem das longevidade exatamente à diversidade de simplificações, do senso comum e da Sesc São Paulo povos e culturas, religiões e cultos, angústia para que ofereçamos respostas tradições e costumes, tecidos ao longo de em um mundo no qual a violência sistêmica séculos de convivência, de cruzamentos e não nos facilita visualizar sequer as próprias de recíprocas influências. Uma outra obra perguntas cabíveis. nos traz a visão de uma mulher sobre a violência perpetrada em um canto daquela O que podemos tentar, em um esforço região, a Palestina ocupada. O filme “3000 modesto, mas consciente, é vislumbrar o Noites”, de Mai Masri, é a história de Layla, papel do Brasil em tal cenário. Somos uma professora palestina, grávida, em uma simultaneamente ponto de chegada e lugar prisão israelense. Entre diferentes forças de partida, pois nossa experiência histórica opressoras, políticas e sociais, ela escreve e cultural nos convida a ocupar este lugar sua própria história. O filme “O sonho” é um do meio, do caminho, das veredas e dos Concerto documentário sírio de 1987, do diretor movimentos de pessoas, línguas, culturas e Mohammad Malas. A obra é uma ideias. É deste lugar particular que furamos composição de entrevistas de refugiados nossas próprias fronteiras e ousamos palestinos no Líbano durante a Guerra Civil sonhar outras relações entre os povos, mais libanesa, ainda antes do massacre de Sabra horizontais e solidárias. e Chatila. O diretor perguntava a mulheres e homens sobre o que eles sonhavam, Geraldo Adriano Campos fazendo com que este registro chegue até Curador e diretor artístico da Mostra Mundo Árabe de nós atualmente como um aviso Cinema. Professor de Sociologia das Relações acompanhado de fantasmas do passado. Internacionais na ESPM-SP. Pesquisador da Cátedra No encontro dos ritmos de cineastas de Edward Said da Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Foi Curador Musical da Biblioteca Mário de Andrade entre hoje com a poesia que fincou raiz na 2014 e 2016. Atualmente é doutorando em Filosofia Andaluzia e África, lançaremos o olhar Política na USP, com pesquisa sobre o cinema palestino sobre o que a memória de imagens e versos contemporâneo. Foi Presidente do Júri do Festival Latino AL-MConcerto Al-Mu’tamid, poeta ReiU do ’tamidA sensação de ansiedade é proporcional Árabe de Buenos Aires (2013) e integrante do Júri do pode nos ensinar. É um convite para que Festival do Minuto (2015). Al-Andalus - Uma viagem por dez às expectativas geradas por uma tenhamos alma para ouvir. séculos de música e interculturalidade. formação cultural que nos prepara para distinguirmos com clareza as fronteiras e Instituto da Cultura Árabe O espetáculo Al Mu’tamid é um elo perfeito limites.
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