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Festival Mediterranju tal-Letteratura ta Malta / Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival
Films 2015

Films 2015

Films at the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival 2015

Coordinated and presented by Caldon Mercieca

Thursday 27th August 2015
Yasmin Fedda
Yasmin Fedda

A man dies in me

A film based on the poem ‘A Man Dies in Me’ by Zhawen Shally.

2 mins, 2015, Kurdish w/English subtitles

Director: Yasmin Fedda

Presented by highlightarts.org

C.V. (Curriculum Vitae)

Curriculum Vitae – سيرة ذاتية. A film based on ‘C.V.’ a poem by Ali Wajeeh.

2 mins, Arabic with English subtitles.

Translation by Vicky Feaver

Director: Yasmin Fedda

Presented by highlightarts.org

Friday 28th August 2015

An Imminent Dawn

A film poem based on ‘Twin’, a poem by Ahmad Abdul Hussein.

Translation: Kei Miller

4 mins, 17 seconds, 2015

Director: Yasmin Fedda

Sound: Dan Gorman

Presented by highlightarts.org

Saturday 29th August 2015
Il-ġbid tal-film
Il-ġbid tal-film “Ried Ikun Jaf”

Ried Ikun Jaf. Film b’direzzjoni ta’ Edward Said u produzzjoni ta’ Emma Mattei, imnebbaħ minn poeżija ta’ Mario Azzopardi. Konsulent letterarju: Immanuel Mifsud.

Edward Said
Edward Said

Il-film ta’ din is-sena inħadem minn Edward Said – aħbar eċitanti immens għax ix-xogħlijiet ta’ Ed minn dejjem kellhom leħen u perspettiva partikolari. Ħadd qatt ma kien daqshekk kapaċi, ħlief Cecil Satariano f’Katarin, biex jaqbad ħjiel tal-ispirtu Malti li jiġġerra fix-xagħri, fuq il-blat, fit-triqat dojoq mismutin mix-xemx.

Ken Scicluna

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