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The Dream of Shahrazad
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human rights.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (107 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film 2015
- Summary:
- An exploration of recent social and political upheavals across the Middle East, THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD contextualizes these events within a broader historical and cultural legacy drawing on the famous collection of stories known as "The Arabian Nights." Using the metaphor of Shahrazad - the storytelling princess in "The Arabian Nights" who saves lives by telling stories - and filmed before, during and after the so-called "Arab Spring", it weaves together a web of music, politics and storytelling to explore the ways in which creativity and political articulation coincide in response to oppression. This richly kaleidoscopic film is at once observational documentary, concert film, political essay and visual translation of an ever-popular symphonic and literary classic. It is a documentary homage to the classic tale, to the Scheherazade suite, and to the role of a rich historical and creative legacy within huge current political change. Official Selection at the **International Documentary Festival Amsterdam** and at the **Human Rights Watch Film Festival.** *"...a challenging, vast yet intimate tapestry of personal cultural significance." - Simon Foster, **Screen-Space***
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen
- OCLC:
- 1175914738
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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