Commissioned Films

Plot for a Biennial presented six short fiction and non-fiction films commissioned by the Sharjah Biennial, inspired from the keywords outlined in the conceptual framework. Participants included: filmmaker and visual artist Karim Ainouz (Brazil); filmmakers and visual artists Rania Attiah (Lebanon) and Daniel Garcia (US); filmmaker Hicham Ayouch (Morocco); filmmaker Ali Essafi (Morocco); writer, actor and filmmaker, Sean Gullette (US) and filmmaker, cinematographer and editor Bahman Kiarostami (Iran).

The commissioned film program also included the screening of a non-fiction feature-length narrative by Lebanese producer and filmmaker Rania Stephan, co-produced by the Biennial, and host the screening of Lebanese artist and filmmaker Akram Zaatari's new short film.

Curated Films

Plot for a Biennial presented a series of curated programmes of short films, screened in the cinema of the Institute for Theatrical Arts throughout the Biennial. Internationally acclaimed curators and programmers were each invited to propose a screening program that comprised works inspired by the biennial's themes, each mapping a geographical focus.

Curators of the screening program included: Solange Farkas, Founder and Director of the Associação Cultural Videobrasil, São Paolo; Steve Reinke, Canadian video artist and writer; Marcel Schwierin, Berlin-based curator, filmmaker, and editor of cinovid.org; Keith Shiri, founder and director of Africa at the Pictures and the London African Film Festival; and, What, How and for Whom (WHW), a curators’ collective based in Croatia

Sunday 14.01.2024

Street Photography

Street Photography

Workshop for Youth and Adults


Bait Obaid Al Shamsi
Arts Square

Saturday 26.09.2020

Green Screen

Green Screen

Workshop for Children and Families


The Flying Saucer
Dasman

Friday 30.11.2012

Friday Late at the V&A

Friday Late at the V&A

Film Screening and Talk


South Kensington
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

Wednesday 7.11.2012

Monday 23.04.2012

Saturday 14.05.2011

Drawing the Biennial

Drawing the Biennial

Artist workshop


Sharjah Art Museum
Arts Area, Al Shuweiheen

Monday 9.05.2011

Saturday 7.05.2011

Wednesday 27.04.2011

Saturday 9.04.2011

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