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Sophia Al-Maria: Temporal Vertigo

22 September 2018

Run Time

45 mins

The Future Was Desert (Part I), 2016, UK, 5’
‘Mankind’s days are numbered, all their activities will be nothing but wind’ —Sumerian proverb

Fatima Al Qadiri: How Can I Resist U?, 2011, UK, 4’
Qatari Supercars on Edgeware Road / London towerblocks / and so much Gulfie Arab donk

Choque, 2014, Qatar/Brazil, 5’
FIFA Qatar and FIFA Brazil all mixed together

Slaughter, 2013, Egypt, 6’
Rushes of the 2012 Eid al-Adha slaughter shot for the climax of the abandoned feature film Beretta

Mothership, 2017, Qatar/UK, 3’
A baby bird moves in the sand, watched by a mysterious stranger

D0ved0wn, 3’
Though only the recipient can fully decode this video love letter, it is general enough to be read as a universal love poem

Fatima Al Qadiri: Spiral ft. Bobo Secret, 2017, UK, 5’
A belly dance-off mixing femme and masc in a sensual homage to the form

Not Really in Reality Reality TV, 2018, UK, 4’
A surreal interview with Chinese-American actress Bai Ling, cast as a ‘love goddess’ and speaking on the subject of vengefulness

Wayuu Creation Myth, 2017, Colombia, 4’
A companion piece to The Magical State, Ziruma reveals the bloody Wayuu cosmogony

The Future Was Desert (Part II), 2016, UK, 5’
‘Deserts possess a particular magic, since they have exhausted their own futures, and are thus free of time’ —J.G. Ballard

The Future Was Desert (Part I)

‘Mankind’s days are numbered, all their activities will be nothing but wind’

—Sumerian proverb

Director

Country

Year

2016

Duration

5 mins

Fatima Al Qadiri: How Can I Resist U

Qatari Supercars on Edgeware Road / London towerblocks / and so much Gulfie Arab donk

Director

Country

Year

2011

Duration

4 mins

Slaughter

Rushes of the 2012 Eid al-Adha slaughter shot for the climax of the abandoned feature film Beretta

Director

Country

Year

2013

Duration

6 mins

D0ved0wn

Though only the recipient can fully decode this video love letter, it is general enough to be read as a universal love poem

Director

Duration

3 mins

Fatima Al Qadiri: Spiral ft. Bobo Secret

A belly dance-off mixing femme and masc in a sensual homage to the form

Director

Country

Year

2017

Duration

5 mins

Not Really in Reality Reality TV

A surreal interview with Chinese-American actress Bai Ling, cast as a ‘love goddess’ and speaking on the subject of vengefulness

Director

Country

Year

2017

Duration

4 mins

Wayuu Creation Myth

A companion piece to The Magical State, Ziruma reveals the bloody Wayuu cosmogony

Director

Country

Year

2017

Duration

4 mins

The Future Was Desert (Part II)

‘Deserts possess a particular magic, since they have exhausted their own futures, and are thus free of time’ —J.G. Ballard

Director

Country

Year

2016

Duration

5 mins