Akram Zaatari Movies

A journalist and a photographer drift on their way between Beirut and Baalbeck. Their journey is repeated three times in three different ways to...

‘Objects of War’ is a series of testimonials on the Lebanese war. Each person chooses an object, ordinary or unusual, which serves as a...

It is a critique of television's promotion of political figures. A candidate running for presidency talks about his political agenda and addresses...

"Zaatari got his start in the freewheeling and somewhat rough-and-tumble world of Lebanese television in the mid-1990s. Zaatari was hired in 1995 as...

TEACH ME is an interpretation of iconic images. This short essay is built on the ascription of a new meaning to TV news footage. The mingling of news...

Unravels a dual journey – extroverted in place, introverted in memory. Beginning with a photograph taken in the 1950s by historian Jibrail...

In 1998, Akram Zaatari interviewed Egyptian photographer Van Leo in Cairo. In 2001 he made the video Her + Him Van Leo and based it on the story of a...

The Script is born out of the artist’s research into online content connected with the Arab world. Exploring YouTube using relatively neutral...

This is a recording of a silent moment, in which 2 men prepare themselves for a military action. While the older one leaves in the end, weapon to his...

An eleven-minute film by Akram Zaatari from 1995. Memories and images of childhood are reflected both on the screen and in the small mirror that a...

In a city post-apocalypse, young men communicate only through smart devices. They make home out of urban debris. They can’t speak to each...

Shot on Gouraud Street in Gemayzeh and edited by Zaatari in Beirut, Lebanon.

A reflection on film and television, this video travels the globe mixing footage of real-life war and reel entertainment. COUNTDOWN explores our...

A documentary crew digs up a letter from a Lebanese socialist resistance fighter.

This portrait of famed Armenian-Egyptian studio photographer Van Leo, whose career spanned some 50 years, is also a reflection on transformations in...

A late night online chat between two men who haven't met since the turn of the millennium leads to their reunion after ten years of separation. The...

GIFT discusses the idea of public space : on a public beach, right across from a residential block, a young boy begs the filmmaker to let him join...

Taking the idea of loss and dispossession as a starting point, this film is a reflection on photography and its people. It looks at the position of...

"A 4 channel video installation based on youtube material made by individuals filming themselves in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia,...