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R21 aka Restoring Solidarity (2022) © Doha Film Institute, Escautville, Idioms Film

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Senses of Cinema: R21 aka Restoring Solidarity

Mohanad Yaqubi | Qatar, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Belgium | 2022 | Unclassified (18+)
Film

Tickets

Full

$20

Concession

$16

ACMI Member

$14

When

Thu 1 May 2025

Join us in the cinema to launch the 113th issue of Senses of Cinema with a screening of Mohanad Yaqubi's archival documentary.

Beginning as a project to catalogue over twenty archival films sourced in Japan, R21 aka Restoring Solidarity explores the often undocumented solidarity between countries and peoples oppressed after conflict.

The documentary draws on a selection of 16mm films from the collection, some made by Japanese filmmakers and others by militant filmmakers from other countries, which were dubbed and screened in Japan.

The films vary stylistically and include interviews with PLO leaders, documentary impressions of life in refugee camps, experimental films, and even instructional films aimed at promoting tourism.

Before this special screening, we will have a sneak peek at the new issue of Senses of Cinema featuring a dossier on the Cinema of Global Solidarity and Palestinian Struggle.

Presented with

Format: DCP
Language: English, Japanese and Arabic with English subtitles
Source: Escautville
Courtesy: Escautville
Runtime: 71 mins

Event duration

71 mins

Rating

Unclassified (18+)

Contains war themes and high-impact depictions of injury. The film includes frontline reportage that audience members might find confronting, including images of deceased people.

Schedule

5.45pm Doors open
6pm
Welcome
6.10pm Senses of Cinema Issue Launch
6.20pm Film Introduction
6.30pm Screening
7.41pm Event concludes

Where

Cinema 2, Level 2
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