Reel Iraq Festival in Edinburgh email
Lauren Pyott
Just forwarding on the email which I've sent round to the Edinburgh networks, for your records and in case you can think of anyone else you'd like to send it to. I've sent it round the addresses on the (extensive!) list here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtBZtfV-Lrw1dGFhcjlvVkJ0RlJsQ0RVeXpURXE2Smc#gid=0
Thanks!
L x
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Reel Iraq Festival - a celebration of Iraqi film, music and literature is running in Scotland (and across UK) from 21-25th March. In Edinburgh there will be Iraqi film screenings, music events, poetry nights, workshops, exhibitions and discussions at the Filmhouse, The Forest, Summerhall, The Institute for Music in Human and Social Development, and The Scottish Poetry Library.
"Reel Iraq 2013 marks 10 years since the US and UK led military
invasion, against which the world mobilised in solidarity with the people of
Iraq. Reel Iraq will explore the contribution of art, culture and creativity to
Iraqi life in a time of conflict, with over 50 events taking place in London,
Edinburgh, Bristol, Glasgow, Dumfries, Leeds, Derry/Londonderry, Newcastle and
Stirling."
You can find out more via the links below:
Festival website - http://www.reelfestivals.org/
Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/reelfestivals.org
(look in the 'event' tab for full listings)
Facebook Events - https://www.facebook.com/events/147522848743503/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Tweet: @reelfestivals
Edinburgh Schedule
21/03
6-8pm: Reel Iraq Opening Film – Broken Record Sneak Preview + Short films: Sing your Song & Twinning Towns (The Filmhouse)
9-11pm: Reel Iraq Opening Party: Hasan Bressm & Lord Erragal (The Forest)
22/03
2-4pm: Oud Workshop with Omar Dewachi, Sam Shalabi, Paed Conca (Institute for Music in Human and Social Development)
6pm – 8pm: The Dreams of Sparrows + Short Film: Old Enough to Know Better (The Filmhouse)
9-11pm: Reel Music: City of Salt & Leila Albayaty (Summerhall)
23/03
4-6pm: Found in Translation: Poems for & from Iraq (The Scottish Poetry Library)
6.30 – 8.30pm: Kick Off + Short Film – The Shoemaker (The Filmhouse)
24/03
3.30-5pm: The Invasion of Iraq: A panel discussion on the artistic and political responses to the war in Iraq (Summerhall)
5-6pm: The Iraqi Christ’: Hassan Blasim reads from his new short story collection (Summerhall)
6.30 – 8.30pm: Son of Babylon + Short Film – Cassette (The Filmhouse)
We also have 2 Iraq focused exhibitions taking place in Edinburgh:
16 - 23 March
Iraqi Calligraphy Exhibition (The Scottish Poetry Library)
featuring artwork by the Iraqi
calligrapher Jawdat Kadhim Kaiby
17 – 31 March
Exhibition: Iraq – Pen & Reel (The Filmhouse)
Featuring award-winning Iraqi cartoonist Abdul Raheem Yassir, and photographs from the film set of Mohamed Al-Daradji’s Son of Babylon.
Reel Iraq will also be holding events in Glasgow, Dumfries
& Galloway and Stirling.
Reel Iraq is a Firefly International project and is made possible with the generous support of: British Council; Arts Council England; Literature Across Frontiers; CreativeScotland; Arab British Centre; International Arab Charity; The Arab Fund; British Institute for the Study of Iraq; Cultures of Resistance; HumanFilm; Iraqi Student Project; Finnish Literature Exchange; Comma Press;The Filmhouse; The Institute for Music in Human and Social Development; Summerhall; The Scottish Poetry Library; The Forest; The Mitchell Library; The Glad Cafe; Mono Cafe; The Poetry Club at SWG3; Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival; The Bakehouse; The Robert Burns Film Theatre and Raploch Community Campus.
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Reel Iraq Scotland Coordinator
http://www.reelfestivals.org/
http://laurenpyott.wordpress.com/