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Sandlines, the Story of History

Sandlines, the Story of History
Francis Alÿs has adopted this unique idea of telling the story of history itself through children. This film captures the history of Iraq from the Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916 to the Islamic State’s influence of terror in 2016.

These children, who have only seen war and destruction, do not know about a country named Iraq. instead, they only their country by their town name near Mosul, a city so small that it is not even visible on the Google maps.



The story begins where the land was unoccupied until some external forces came and started drawing lines. It shows how deserts are beautifully powerful and how kids are inherently jubilant, regardless of the situations around them. This heartfelt film encapsulates the audience in the tug of war between the politicians and the poetics and depicts how kids see their future when these forces are fighting for oil in their country.

CATEGORY New Frontier Films & Performances



COUNTRY Iraq

RUN TIME 61 min

LANGUAGE Arabic



SUBTITLES Yes with English subtitles

COMPANY Francis Alÿs studio

WEBSITE http://www.francisalys.com

EMAIL [email protected]

Credits

Director
  • Francis Alÿs
Screenwriter
  • Francis Alÿs
Collaborators
  • The Ruya Foundation
  • Julien Devaux
Camera
  • Julien Devaux
  • Ivan Boccara
  • Francis Alÿs
Editor
  • Julien Devaux
Sound Editor
  • Felix Blume
Production Executive
  • Parwar Tariq
Reenactments By
  • Hanan
  • Ali
  • Mohamed
  • Fatma
  • Amudi
  • Demoa

Filed Under: 2020 Screenings, New Frontier Films & Performances Tagged With: Sandlines, the Story of History

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