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Two Travellers to a River
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Two Travellers to a River

Two Travellers to a River

Johan Grimonprez
Belgium
2018
2 min
Retrospective: Johan Grimonprez
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Synopsis

When asked a question on politics, poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008), who was regarded as the national poet of Palestine, answered: “I write about love to expose the conditions that don’t allow me to write about love.”

In this short video, Palestinian actress Manal Khader recites fragments from two poems by Darwish: “Two Travellers to a River” and “Things Would Be Different”, both published posthumously in A River Dies of Thirst, from journals Darwish kept in 2006 during the Lebanon War. Director Johan Grimonprez juxtaposes these words with two discordant images, one which appears to be scorched earth and the other a home.

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Tickets & Times
Sat, november 16
Part of Shadow World & Two Travellers to a River
20:00 – 22:02
Het Documentaire Paviljoen: De Spiegel

Mon, november 18
Part of Shadow World & Two Travellers to a River
09:30 – 11:37
De Balie: Grote Zaal

Fri, november 22
Part of Shadow World & Two Travellers to a River
15:45 – 17:20
Pathé City 1
Credits
2 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Arabic
Director
    Johan Grimonprez
    Johan Grimonprez
Production
    Daan Milius for Zap-O-Matik
    Daan Milius for Zap-O-Matik
Co-production
    the Arts Research Fund of University of College Ghent
    the Arts Research Fund of University of College Ghent
Cinematography
    Nicole MacKinlay Hahn
    Nicole MacKinlay Hahn
Sound
    Rayan Obeidine
    Rayan Obeidine
Music
    Karsten Fundal
    Karsten Fundal
Narration
    Mahmoud Darwish
    Mahmoud Darwish
Narrator
    Manal Khader
    Manal Khader
More from the program section Retrospective: Johan Grimonprez
In homage to our Guest of Honor, IDFA presents seven films by critically acclaimed artist and filmmaker Johan Grimonprez. With his singular exploration into present-day media, his work examines how our collective imagination shapes our understanding of historical events.
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