INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOX
Walled Unwalled
Director
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Producer
Jarred Alterman
Cinematographer
Jarred Alterman
Editor
Jarred Alterman
Sound
Shakeeb Abu Hamdan
Official Film Website
2018
Germany, Lebanon
21 min
Color
Walled Unwalled is a single channel 20 minute performance-video installation. The performance comprises of an interlinking series of narratives derived from legal cases that revolved around evidence that was heard or experienced through walls. It consists of a series of performances reenactments and a monologue staged inside a trio of sound effects studios in the Funkhaus, East Berlin.
Director
Lawrence Abu Hamdan is an artist and audio investigator. Abu Hamdan’s interest with sound and its
intersection with politics originate from his background as a touring musician and facilitator of DIY music. The
artists audio investigations has been used as evidence at the UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and as
advocacy for organizations such as Amnesty International and Defense for Children International. The artist’s forensic audio investigations are conducted as part of his research for Forensic Architecture-at Goldsmiths College London where he received his PhD in 2017.
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Crannog
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Horse Riders
Last Year When the Train Passed by
Mars, Oman
Now, At Last!
Past Perfect
Seven Years in May
The Hour of Lynching
The Marshal’s Two Executions
Vever (For Barbara)
Wild Berries
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