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    We Began by Measuring Distance

    Basma AL-SHARIF 2009 Egypt color 19min DCP
    Long still frames, text, language, and sound are weaved together to unfold the narrative of an anonymous group who fill their time by measuring distance. Innocent measurements transition into political ones, examining how image and sound communicate history. The film explores an ultimate disenchantment with facts when the visual fails to communicate the tragic.

    Director

    Basma AL-SHARIF

    A Palestinian artist working in cinema and installation. She developed her practice nomadically between the Middle East, Europe, and North America and is currently based in Berlin. Her practice looks at cyclical political conflicts and confronts the legacy of colonialism through satirical, immersive, and lyrical works.

    Basma AL-SHARIF

    2023 Capital

    2017 Ouroboros

    2017 Comfortable in Our New Homes

    2016 Trompe l’oeil

    2014-2015 Renée’s Room

    2015 High Noon

    2015 Field Guide To The Ferns

    2014 O, Persecuted

    2014 Deep Sleep

    2014 Girls Only

    2013 Home Movies Gaza

    2012 Farther Than The Eye Can See

    2011 The Story of Milk and Honey

    2010 Turkish Delight

    2009 We Began by Measuring Distance

    2007 Everywhere was the Same

    Screenwriter: Basma AL-SHARIF

    Music: Qareyet El FENGAN, Abdel HAFEZ

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