cp 7 / 25 August, kineforum, 16.00 / 18+
Fatima’s Letter Alia Syed (Wales) Country of Production UK Language English Subtitle No Subtitle 21min, Color, 1992 http://aliasyed.co.uk
Dengan pengambilan gamba r hampir selu r u hnya d i stasiun bawa h tana h Whitechapel di London, Fatima’s Letter mengambil bentuk sepucuk surat yang ditulis seorang perempuan kepada kawannya. Ceritanya dituturkan dalam bahasa Urdu dan, walaupun ada subtitle bahasa Inggris, teksnya tampaknya tidak selalu sesuai dengan apa yang diucapkan. Apa yang dipahami dan oleh siapa? Film ini membuka ruang tulisan (écriture) feminin radikal yang dilandaskan pada suatu pemahaman tentang persilangan antara ras, kelas, dan gender.
Shot a l most ent i rely at W h itec hapel underground station in London, Fatima’s letter takes the form of a letter a woman writes to her friend. The story is spoken in Urdu and though there are English subtitles, they do not always appear in conjunction with what is spoken. What is understood and by whom? This film opens up a space of radical feminine ‘ecriture’ that is grounded in an understanding of the intersection of race, class and gender .
— Ruth Noack
Alia Syed telah membuat film eksperimental di Inggris selama lebih dari 25 tahun. Film-filmnya telah diputar di banyak institusi di seluruh dunia. Syed saat ini mengajar dalam Fotografi dan Seni Murni di Southampton Solent University dan University of Kent.
Alia Syed has been making experimental films in Britain for over 25 years. Her films have been shown at numerous institutions around the world. Syed currently lectures in Photography and Fine Art at Southampton Solent University and University of Kent.
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