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Films and Conversation with Basma al-Sharif

Apr 7, 2026   7:00 pm  
Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Sponsor
Center for Advanced Study MillerComm2026
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Middle East Events

Basma al-Sharif
Artist and filmmaker, Imane Farès Gallery 
Award-winning Palestinian artist and filmmaker Basma al-Sharif will present early and recent film works, Morgenkreis/Morning Circle (2025, 20:31minutes), which follows a father and son in their intimate rituals as they prepare to start the day and head to kindergarten; Capital (2023, 19 minutes), which centers on the rise of fascism in Egypt by focusing on architecture to highlight the shift from a colonial past to neocolonial infrastructure; and Home Movies Gaza (2013, 24:10 minutes), which presents the Gaza Strip as a microcosm for the failure of civilization. The screenings will be followed by a conversation with Maryam Kashani.

 

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