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Mahmoud Darwish
Born March 13, 1941 · Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine
Died August 9, 2008 · aged 67
Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.
Known For
No hay Eco en el Eco · 2024No hay Eco en el Eco
2024
MovieAnimationDrama
A visual interpretation of the poem "the girl / the scream" by Mahmud Darwish.
A Memory For Forgetfulness · 2011A Memory For Forgetfulness
2011
MovieDocumentary
An experimental film made by Bassel Shehadeh in the fall of 2011 while studying at Syracuse University in New York. The film is based on Mahmoud Darwish's book "Memory for Forgetfulness"
Os Mortos Resistirão Para Sempre · 2024Os Mortos Resistirão Para Sempre
2024
MovieDocumentary
Cinepoem about the current Palestinian tragedy, with Brazilian films from 1922 and 1932 (the indigenous catastrophe), documentaries from 2023/2024, essays by Jean-Luc Godard, Hani Jawharieh and Mustafa Abu Ali, statements by Edgar Morin and Noam Chomsky, and a poem by Mahmud Darwich.
Two Travellers to a River · 2018Two Travellers to a River
★ 5.02018
MovieDocumentary
When asked a question on politics, late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish once answered: “I write about love to expose the conditions that don’t allow me to write about love.” In TWO TRAVELERS TO A RIVER Palestinian actress Manal Khader recites such a poem by Mahmoud Darwish: a concise reflection on how things could have been.
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