SUDAN VOTES MUSIC HOPES on Arte TV
On Thursday April 22nd 2010, the Franco-German culture channel Arte TV broadcast a documentary about the music album which MICT has produced for the Sudanese elections.
To view the "Tracks" clip, click here (German):
Pour des renseignements en détail, regardez ici:
Program information (German)
SudanVotes on CNN's "Inside Africa" (English)
BABEL NOW
Exhibition: BABEL NOW is shown from 25.07-31.10. in the
Pergamonmuseum/Berlin
Director: Hadi Mahood
Support: German Foreign Office and Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Visitors Services
Topic: Conversations with Babylonians, Art Installation
What does daily life look like in Babel today? Is the myth of ancient Babel still having any influence? What happened to the archaeological site during and after the war?
14 citizens of Babel tell us about their projects and struggles, give their political analysis and reflect on how ancient history influences daily life in the capitol city of Hilla. Listen to the descendants of Nebukadnezar, Hammurabi and Semiramis as they describe life in Babel now:
www.youtube.com/iraqiscope
These conversations with Babylonians are shown as an installation with 10 screens in the Pergamonmuseum (Berlin/Germany) and in the British Museum (London/Great Britain) as part of the exhibition “Babylon. Myth and truth”. They were arranged and filmed by Iraqi filmmaker Hadi Mahood
See the clips
See the exhibition
See Slam Poetry on Babylon produced by MICT
Support: German Foreign Office and UNESCO
Topic: online publication of video clips by Iraqi citizens and moviemakers
Masked storytellers, oil smugglers and delicious cooking - Iraqiscope is a platform for films and video clips made in Iraq. It allows people to easily upload and share video clips, short films and movies of any kind. Users can see first-hand accounts of current events, made by Iraqis from the inside perspective.
Find out about daily life, the diverse culture and society
from all parts of the country
Director: Ziad Turkey
Support: UNESCO
Topic: The role of Iraqi intellectuals in the current crisis
Iraqi novelist Ali Bader, who has been living in exile for a long time, returns to Iraq on the occasion of the annual Al-Mada Cultural Festival with some essential questions about the role of the Iraqi intellectuals in society and their views on sectarianism. In more than 20 interviews with Iraqi poets, novelists, artists and intellectuals he is trying to find answers.
