• A Magical Substance Flows into Me

    A Magical Substance Flows into Me



  • A Magical Substance Flows into Me

    A Magical Substance Flows into Me



  • A Magical Substance Flows into Me

    A Magical Substance Flows into Me



  • A Magical Substance Flows into Me

    A Magical Substance Flows into Me



  • A Magical Substance Flows into Me

    A Magical Substance Flows into Me



  • A Magical Substance Flows into Me

    A Magical Substance Flows into Me



A Magical Substance Flows into Me

by Jumana Manna

A Magical Substance Flows into Me

2016 | 68:00 min

Formal Categories

Conflicts War / Peace Arts Musical

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
Robert Lachmann was a German-Jewish ethnomusicologist. In the 1930s, his radio show "Oriental Music" explored the musical traditions of Palestine and included regular live performances by musicians from different ethnic and religious groups.
Inspired by Lachmann’s musicological studies, Palestinian artist Jumana Manna travels through Israel and the Palestinian territories of today with recordings from the programme. What do these songs sound like now when performed by Moroccan, Kurdish, or Yemenite Jews, by Samaritans, members of the urban and rural Palestinian communities, Bedouins and Coptic Christians?
When a true fascination for history meets the sounds of the rababa, the saz, the oud and tin cans, a cultural diversity emerges that subverts the distinction between "Arab" and "Jewish". There are no national borders here, only different kitchens where people make music together – with their guests, while cooking, while someone makes the coffee. Until the music becomes so infectious you can’t help but dance along.
Festivals/Awards
winner of Films on Art International – Wroclaw
66th Berlinale/FORUM, MIFF Melbourne
Viennale,
Singapore
MedfilmFestival Rom,
Cast and Crew
  • Director Jumana Manna
Original Languages

Hebrew

English

Arabic

World Sales Company
arsenal institut für film und videokunst e.V.
Potsdamer Str. 2, 10785 Berlin
mail@arsenal-berlin.de
https://www.arsenal-berlin.de
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