Perishable Idol
Synopsis
As the blue sky meets the surrounding seas, the native-turned-archeologist Hassan Al-Failakawy returns to the abandoned island of Failaka, off the coast of Kuwait. Between the desolation and the different ruins of the island after the Gulf War, Hassan is met with questions about return, restitution, and belonging.
Schedule
22 November 2025, 15:00 WIB
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Credits
Majid Al-Remaihi
Majid Al-Remaihi is an award-winning artist and filmmaker from Doha, Qatar. His short film, And Then They Burn the Sea (2021), was Qatar’s first film at Locarno in 2021, and went on to win Best Short in Vienna Shorts. He’s currently enrolled at Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains.
François Bonenfant
Born in Brussels, François Bonenfant has been in charge of educational coordination for cinema and visual arts at Le Fresnoy (National Studio of Contemporary Arts) since September 2010. He has worked for film festivals in France and abroad (Cinéma du réel, Côté Court, IndieLisboa, etc.).
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