PROGRAM
《G》A Magical Substance Flows Into Me
【TOKYO】Theatre Image Forum：10/12(SAT) 9:00pm、10/17(THU) 3:30pm
【NAGOYA】N/A
【KYOTO】N/A
2 works, 87 min.
A Magical Substance Flows Into Me
Music and Culture transcends the walls of language, history, politics and territory. Presenting two documentaries by Jumana MANNA that reject any superficial interpretation of Palestine/Israel as well as Arabs and the Jewish people.
Using recordings of the 1930s radio program “Oriental Music” featuring Jewish German ethnomusicologist Robert RACKMAN as a guide, Jumana MANNA presents “A Magical Substance Flows into Me” where, through a dialog with musicians, she depicts today’s diverse rich ethnic community music of Palestine in its urban and suburban areas which are home to Kurds, Jewish Moroccans and Somalians. As a double feature, “Blessed, Blessed Oblivion” will be shown, a film inspired by Kenneth ANGER’s “Scorpio Rising”, depicting the macho, thug culture of Palestine where the youth are obsessed with gyms, cars and haircuts.
Using recordings of the 1930s radio program “Oriental Music” featuring Jewish German ethnomusicologist Robert RACKMAN as a guide, Jumana MANNA presents “A Magical Substance Flows into Me” where, through a dialog with musicians, she depicts today’s diverse rich ethnic community music of Palestine in its urban and suburban areas which are home to Kurds, Jewish Moroccans and Somalians. As a double feature, “Blessed, Blessed Oblivion” will be shown, a film inspired by Kenneth ANGER’s “Scorpio Rising”, depicting the macho, thug culture of Palestine where the youth are obsessed with gyms, cars and haircuts.
Blessed Blessed Oblivion Jumana MANNA / digital / 21min / 2010（Palestine）
A Magical Substance Flows into Me Jumana MANNA / digital / 66min / 2016（Palestine+UK）
