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A Space Exodus

A Space Exodus

2008 · 5 min

A Space Exodus quirkily sets up an adapted stretch of Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey in a Middle Eastern political context. The recognisable music scores of the 1968 science fiction film are changed to arabesque chords matching the surreal visuals of Sansour's film.

Directed by Larissa Sansour · Written by Larissa Sansour

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