Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

The Lost Film, 2003

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
The Lost Film, 2003
DVD, colour
42 minutes
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Synopsis

"A copy of our first feature film disappeared in Yemen, on the day of the tenth anniversary of the reunification of North and South. A year later we are there, following the track of the lost film. An enquiry that takes us from Sanaa to Aden, a personal quest centering on the image and on our status as filmmakers in this part of the world…”

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