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Kenneth
Rainin Foundation Supports Award-Winning Director's Residency in San
Francisco, April 2 - 16, for Instruction, Screening and Networking
San Francisco, CA -- The San Francisco Film Society announces that Iraqi director Oday Rasheed will be in San Francisco for the Film Society's third Artist in Residence program, April 2 - 16.
Rasheed's schedule will include programs in each of the Film Society's
core areas -- education, exhibition and filmmaker services -- including
visits to Bay Area high school and college classrooms, a screening of
his feature Qarantina and networking events with the local film community. Rasheed's residency is funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
"We
are thrilled to have this opportunity to bring one of the few working
Iraqi filmmakers to San Francisco for our next residency," said Joanne
Parsont, SFFS director of education. "Oday Rasheed's films and personal
experience will undoubtedly provide a unique perspective and learning
experience for hundreds of local students, filmmakers and filmgoers. We
also look forward to fully engaging him with the Bay Area filmmaking
community during his two-week stay with us. We are grateful to our
community partner, Global Film Initiative, for connecting us with
Rasheed and to the Kenneth Rainin Foundation for providing the funding
that has allowed us to continue this enriching program for the second
year in a row."
For complete Artist in Residence information visit sffs.org/Education/Artist-in-Residence.
Oday Rasheed
was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1973. He founded the production company
Enlil Film and Arts and cofounded the Iraqi Independent Film Centre, an
educational center in Baghdad for young filmmakers. His first feature
film, Underexposure, received the Best Film Award at the
Singapore International Film Festival in 2005, the Golden Hawk Award at
the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam in 2005 and the Best Script Award at
the Oran International Arab Film Festival in 2007.
Rasheed's melancholic, beautifully shot sophomore feature Qarantina (Iraq/Germany 2010) plays Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm at San Francisco Film Society Cinema (1746 Post Street). The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director and a special guest moderator.
A
broken family under patriarch Salih lives uneasily within the gated
courtyard of a dilapidated house in Baghdad. Meriam, Salih's daughter,
has fallen silent, refusing to tell her father what's wrong. Salih's
young second wife, Kerima, and his preteen son, Muhanad, provide Meriam
with some protection from her father. Meanwhile, with the family hard up
for money, Muhanad must work in the street shining shoes and, more
ominously, the entire household must cohabitate with a sullen and
imperious boarder, a man who works as a hired killer and has taken
Kerima as his mistress. In Qarantina Rasheed
gorgeously captures today's Baghdad, a moody and colorful place in the
grip of a brooding listlessness. This stunned atmosphere is furthered by
the performances of the formidable cast, who suggest unexpected sources
of resilience in the wake of catastrophe. Written by Oday Rasheed.
Photographed by Osama Rasheed. With Asaad Abdul Majeed, Alaa Najem,
Hattam Auda. In Arabic with subtitles. 90 min. Distributed by Global
Film Initiative.
Visiting artists are selected based on their
filmmaking experience, compelling body of work and desire to share their
knowledge with emerging filmmakers and film students. Under the
auspices of the Film Society's Education department, Rasheed is
scheduled to visit several middle school, high school and college
classes during his residency. In collaboration with Filmmaker360, the
Film Society's filmmaker services program, Rasheed will also have the
opportunity to meet and network with Bay Area filmmakers.
Prior Artists in Residence have been Federico Veiroj of Uruguay and Ido Haar of Israel.
To request screeners contact bproctor@sffs.org.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office now open, online at sffs.org and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
The
Spring 2012 Artist in Residence is presented in partnership with the
Global Film Initiative and funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
San Francisco Film Society Building
on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema
to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in
exhibition, education and filmmaker services. The
Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a
total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program
introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media
literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents 120
classes and workshops annually. Through the filmmaker services program
essential creative and business services and funding totaling millions
of dollars are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels. The
Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a
wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change
perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it
is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides
discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and
a wealth of other benefits.
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SFFS Publicity Department
Hilary Hart
Director of Publicity
hilary@sffs.org
415.561.5022
Bill Proctor
Publicity Manager
bproctor@sffs.org
415.561.5024
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