Ciné-Palestine #10: Palestine in the Eye
screening + Q&A
08.06.2024
paris, france
I introduced the screening of Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989) and talked about its restoration.
Unseen: Curatorial School
performative lecture
07.05.2024
split, croatia
I traced back my exposure to the film Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989) and its restoration process, showing excerpts from the film’s different copies, as well as reading excerpts from my restoration diary Time Displaced.
AFLAM 2024: Vives Archives
conference talk & screening
14.04.2024
marseilles, france
I shared my work as a film restorer and archivist on Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989), focusing on the ethical challenges and responsibilities one faces while restoring such images. Excerpts of my restoration diary (Time Displaced) were published in the festival’s Cahiers.
The restored film was also screened in the festival.
FIAF 2024 Symposium: Film Archives in the Global South
conference talk
22.04.2024
bangkok, thailand
I laid out the technical process of restoring Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989), and argued that using training as an opportunity to work on films from underrepresented contexts (similarly to Mathilde Rouxel’s work on Jocelyne Saab’s filmography) can function as resistance against the usual frameworks, paradigms and dependencies present in the current audiovisual heritage sector.
ARchipelago: Entangled Archives of Wars
performative lecture
02.12.2023
sarajevo, bosnia & herzegovina
I read some excerpts from my restoration diary Time Displaced, which I wrote while restoring Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989). I shared diary entries focusing on the emotional reactions provoked by the restoration work, along with some images of the process.
Eye International Conference: Activating the Archive
conference talk
06.06.2023
amsterdam, netherlands
I presented the different particularities of the restoration of Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989) : from the technical work and the various contexts it was carried out in, the limitations and advantages of alternative and cross-regional practices, to the potential for resistance found in collaborative ways of restoring audiovisual material.
Metropolis: The Second Encounter
presentation
25.01.2023
beirut, lebanon
I presented the digital restoration work I carried out on Jocelyne Saab’s images and gave an overview of the technical and ethical challenges one faces while working with a digital restoration software such as HS-Art Diamant.
Liburnia Film Festival: How to Open your Eyes
performative lecture
31.08.2024
optija, croatia
I traced back my exposure to the film Waheb al Horriyah (The Freedom Giver, al-Zubaidi, 1989) and its restoration process, showing excerpts from the film’s different copies as well as reading excerpts from my restoration diary Time Displaced.