This film programme is an attempt to understand the contested relationship between us and the city, being more than mere geographic areas in which we reside in the here and now. Cities are problematic, in their past or present, in their sense of transformation or stillness. Regardless of criteria, there remains a complicated relationship between the individual/filmmaker and the city/locale in which he resides. For the city is the anchor that fortifies our identities, raising questions beyond the cliché of belonging. This relationship is an ongoing process of questioning the meaning of “Belonging” itself, turning the tangible geographic mass into a psychological, emotional, and mental one, harboring conflicting feelings.

Film screening programme selected by Rima Mismar

Sacro GRA
MARCH 18th - 9:30PM
Gianfranco Rosi
Documentary - Italy/ France - 2013
Colour - Italian with Arabic & English subtitles - 83 min