May Ziade – MrsElAraby
Vidéo | 01:24 | United Kingdom (Londres)
MrsElAraby
Qui est la femme arabe sur notre écran et qu’est-elle autorisée à dire à son public ?
Mrs El Araby se penche sur les stéréotypes qui saturent les médias occidentaux, explorant l’espace restreint dans lequel les femmes arabes sont contraintes à exister. Commandité par le MENA Arts Centre UK, tourné en 8mm, il s’anime par l’actrice et cinéaste Mona Khaouli.
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Who is the Arab woman on our screen and what is she authorized to say to her audience?
Mrs El Araby is an experimental moving image work that looks into the stereotypes that saturate Western media and explores the restricted space within which Arab women are allowed to exist in it.
It was shot on 8mm and stars, in the titular role, actor and filmmaker Mona Khaouli. The film was commissioned by the MENA Arts Centre UK.