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I Chose to Listen

This free to download e-book features brand new English and Arabic poetry translations from collaboration and performance with the Reel Festivals poets.

 
 
Road to Damascus

Road to Damascus

This film is one of three shorts made by Roxana Vilk in Beirut in May 2011. The films were commissioned by Reel Festivals with funding and support from Creative Scotland and the Scottish Poetry Library.

“I interviewed one of the Syrian poets about his dreams. That was the starting point for this film”

 
 
Emily + Mazen

Emily Ballou Six Moments By The Sea

Emily Ballou reads Six Moments by the Sea at The Golden Hour, Forest Cafe, Edinburgh as part of Reel Festivals 2011.

 
 
Mazen Emily Edinburgh

Mazen Maarouf and Emily Ballou

Lebanese Palestinian poet Mazen Maarouf reads his poetry and Emily Ballou provides her translations at the Golden Hour at Forest Cafe, Edinburgh as part of Reel Festivals 2011.

 
 

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Reel Festivals is a Firefly International project. Firefly International aims to encourage dialogue and communication through the arts, and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information please visit www.fireflyinternational.org

  • Address: Reel Festivals, c/o Firefly International, PO Box 67864, London SE24 4AU, UK
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