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Spaces of Exception

Documentary · 1h 30m

Where to see it

1 screening in 1 city

1 screening in Amsterdam

About

A documentary profiling the American Indian reservation alongside the Palestinian refugee camp, filmed in the US, Lebanon and the West Bank between 2014 and 2017.

Spaces of Exception is a documentary that profiles the American Indian reservation alongside the Palestinian refugee camp. Filmed between 2014 and 2017 in Arizona, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Lebanon and the West Bank, the film observes and juxtaposes these communities and their struggles. It visits reservations in the American states and camps in Lebanon and the West Bank, places the film links to historical and spiritual resistance. The film looks at the significance of land, its memory and divisions, and at the conditions for life, community and sovereignty. Mostly without archival footage, it focuses on the present, where daily life is an act of resistance. The film comes out of the multimedia project The Native and the Refugee.

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Facts

Director
Matt Peterson, Malek Rasamny
Countries
United States, Lebanon

Good to know

Running time
1 hour 30 minutes
Language
Arabic, English

Questions

How long is Spaces of Exception?

1 hour 30 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 1 hour 50 minutes.

Where can I see Spaces of Exception?

There is 1 screening at 1 cinema in 1 city. Pick your city above for the times.

What language is Spaces of Exception in?

Spaces of Exception is in Arabic and English. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with Dutch subtitles.

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