Screening of the feature film EAST OF NOON by artist-filmmaker Hala Elkoussy at Concordia cinema in Enschede in collaboration with Moving Image department of AKI. The program starts with a lecture by the artist followed by a screening with Q&A in presence of Hala Elkoussy. The film is screened with English subtitles.
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.