R21 aka Restoring Solidarity

Original Title: R21 aka Restoring Solidarity

Documentary, Historical | 69' 11" | 2022 (Completed)

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Director:	Mohanad Yaqubi
Producer:	Ulrike Lindmayr, Vincent Stroep
Writer:	Mohanad Yaqubi, Rami El Nihawi, Lisa Spilliaert

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A cache of militant films, dubbed into Japanese, reflects the struggle for Palestinian self-determination.

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synopsis

The growing struggle for Palestinian self-determination between 1960 and 1980 was supported by left-wing movements worldwide, including in Japan. This is illustrated by a collection of 16mm films by militant filmmakers from various countries, which were dubbed so that they could be screened in Japan. Their Japanese audiences felt oppressed by the US after World War II, and not only sympathized but also identified with the Palestinians. R21 aka Restoring Solidarity acts as an inventory, using film as a time machine, in the form of a montage essay.
De groeiende strijd voor Palestijnse zelfbeschikking tussen 1960 en 80 werd wereldwijd gesteund door linkse bewegingen, ook in Japan. Dit wordt geïllustreerd door een collectie 16mm films van militante filmmakers uit verschillende landen, die werden nagesynchroniseerd en vertoond in Japan. Hun Japanse publiek voelde zich onderdrukt door de VS na de Tweede Wereldoorlog en sympathiseerde niet alleen met de Palestijnen, maar identificeerde zich ook met hen. R21 aka Restoring Solidarity fungeert als een inventaris, waarbij het medium film wordt gebruikt als een tijdmachine in de vorm van een montage-essay. De film ontstond als een toevoeging aan en een reflectie op deze verzameling van 20 films.

Credits

Director
Mohanad Yaqubi
Producer
Ulrike Lindmayr, Vincent Stroep
Writer
Mohanad Yaqubi, Rami El Nihawi, Lisa Spilliaert
Editing
Rami El Nihawi
Sound
Raf Enckels

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental, Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Documentary, Historical
Year of production

2022
Production status
Completed
Original title
R21 aka Restoring Solidarity
Original language
Japanese, Arabic, English

Technical specs

Running time
69' 11"
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
DCP
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Escautville

Lange Leemstraat 387
2018 Antwerpen
Belgium

T +32 3 232 20 62
info@escautville.be

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

Tokyo Reels Film Festival, documenta 15, June 2022 - International Doc. Festival Amsterdam, IDFA, Nov 2022 (world premiere) - Marrakech Film Festival, Nov 2022 (African Premiere) - Jerusalem International Film Festival, Dec 2022 (winner of Olive d’Or) - Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Amman Dec 2022 - True/False Film Festival, March 2023 (N. American Premiere) - First Look Film Festival, New York, March 2023 - AFLAM Festival, Marseille, March 2023 (French Premiere) - Cairo Cinema Days, Cairo, March 2023 - Cine- Palestine, Paris, June 2023 - SAFAR Film Festival, June 2023 (UK Premiere) - Melbourne International Film Festival, Aug 2023 (Australian Premiere) - Jakarta International Film Festival, Sept 2023 (Indonesian Premiere) - Contour Biennale, Mechelen, Sept 2023 (Belgian Premiere) - Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, Saint Paul Minnesota, Sept 2023 - Madani Film Festival, Jakarta, Oct 2023 - Boston Palestine Film Festival, Oct 2023 - Archivio Aperto Festival, Bologna, Oct 2023 (Italian Premiere) - Palestine Cinema Days, Ramallah, Oct 2023

Awards

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Dec 2022 (winner of Olive d’Or)

Partners

Co-production partners

Escautville, Sak a Do, The Kitchen BXL

Supported by

Produced within the framework of the research project Toward Imperfect Archives: Tokyo Reels at KASK School of the Arts, Gent, Belgium, with the supported of Sharjah Art Foundation. The Restoration of the films was supported by documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH, Kassel, Germany within the framework of the project Tokyo Reels Film Festival. Recipient of post-production support from Doha Film Institute, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), and Kareem Lazaar Foundation.

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R21 aka Restoring Solidarity

synopsis

Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Editing

Sound

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour