This eight-day student festival is the culmination of a yearlong process and a celebration of the work created across the arts and humanities.
Program Friday, May 8
7 PM
VALENTINA VELA
theater
Nubia; A Performance About My Grandmother
A durational performance piece dissecting different memories surrounding the death of my maternal grandmother.
7:45 PM
HASAN NABULSI
film & new media
A Passer Through
A short documentary film exploring diabetes in the context of the UAE and its significance in terms of social change.
KRISZTIÁN NAGY
film & new media
Fair Trade
A short crime-drama about a man’s understanding of interdependence and the impact of his decisions.
8:15 PM | JOI LEE
film & new media
Typing…SYRIA
A one-month performance piece where subscribers witness a WhatsApp conversation between two Syrian characters, addressing questions of voyeurism, the ethics of witnessing, and the role of international media.