Foto: Street Activism and Graffiti Glitched, Laila Shereen Sakr aka VJ Um Amel, courtesy of the artist (http://vjumamel.com/portfolio/street-activism-and-graffiti-glitched/)

MENA-Film

Research project: "But I’m not filming! I’m just doing a bit of video…" Cinematic appropriation processes of videos from popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa since 2009 (Duration: 2019-2023)

The project focuses on the analysis of cinematic appropriation processes of videos of the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa 2009-11, as well as on the development of a regional approach to film studies that develops current research practices about moving images of the MENA region.