An Unusual Summer
Fall Grants 2019
Kamal Aljafari / Feature Experimental or Essay / Palestine, Germany, Qatar / 80 min / Original Language: Arabic, English / Interests: Animation, Docufiction
Synopsis
My father installed a surveillance camera and recorded the scenes in front of the house, continuously. Without human interference or awareness in the making of the image, my father’s camera captures an absurd choreography of characters and events in the so-called “Arab Ghetto” of Ramle in today’s Israel.
Credits
- Director
- Kamal Aljafari
- Screenwriter
- Kamal Aljafari
- Producer
- Kamal Aljafari
- Production Company
- Kamal Aljafari Productions
About the Director
Kamal Aljafari is a Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist known for his exploration of Palestinian history and memory through experimental techniques. He studied at the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Cologne and has held teaching positions at The New School in New York and the DFFB in Berlin. His films include ‘A Fidai Film’ (2024) and ‘An Unusual Summer’ (2020). ‘Undr’ continues his use of archival footage and landscape to critique the political realities of occupation.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Visions du Reel 2020 (WP – online edition)
AwardsBest Film, Contemporary FF 2020