Special screening of EAST OF NOON by artist-filmmaker Hala Elkoussy at Louis Hartlooper Complex in Utrecht in collaboration with the Master Artistic Research program of HKU. The film is screened with English subtitles and followed by a Q&A in presence of the director.
In EAST OF NOON the young musician Abdo rebels against his elders, seeking freedom through his art in a confined world outside of time. The film is an impressive, opulently designed fable with a surreal undertone exposing the fate of rebellious youth in an imaginary autocratic enclave.
EAST OF NOON is the second feature of Hala Elkoussy. It premiered in 2024 at Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes and had its Dutch premiere at IFFR. The screening is part of the Dutch cinema release of the film in selected theaters.
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Interview in MetropolisM with Hala Elkoussy by Annie Goodner