In what could be considered a follow up to Al Qasimi’s 2020 work Mother of Fire, she once again invokes the figure of the jinn (spirits in Islamic mythology) to explore the ghosts of British imperialism in the UAE. As its spectre lingers on the horizon, two teenage girls seek to liberate a pirate damned to spend purgatory on a site now being developed into a hotel. Originally commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present, Al Qasimi entangles historical narratives with contemporary notions of piracy. In examining how it has been historically and culturally represented, new perspectives of old mythographies come into focus. (Myriam Mouflih)

Sprout. In the vacant lots against the hammering of buildings always under construction, between wa...

After concluding the now-legendary public access TV series, The Pain Factory, Michael Nine embarked ...

Migrant families experience violence, but they also keep beautiful memories when they arrive in new ...

An atmospheric journey, following the unstoppable forces that shape this world. A story beyond human...

A silent city symphony, projected from gorgeous black and white 16mm film. Materia vibrante lets the...

By fabricating her biography, Luo Su, a young Chinese white-collar worker from a low-income family, ...

Two damned women escape from hell and discover the modern world. They are followed by Hades coming t...

An homage to the influential practice and philosophy of artist Nasreen Mohamedi. The film incorporat...

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to v...

"Soap Opera of a Frozen Filmmaker" project is a series of seven episodes of cinematic diaries. It is...

A lone passenger is reflected in the windows of a train crawling through layers of textures towards ...

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but...

A compilation of TV news about black culture.

Experimental movie, where a man comes home and experiences LSD. His kaleidoscopic visions follow, wi...

The model’s feet are uncomfortably squeezed into the heels, and her movements are slippery on slick ...

Jone is ready to fly. She finds herself at the beginning of something new, but before she moves on, ...

In the dining room of the abandoned house a white, faded entity feeds on her pieces. Memories keep h...