Overview

Sharjah Film Platform Montage (SFP Montage) is a series of special projects and initiatives linked to our annual film festival. Featuring films from past editions of Sharjah Film Platform, SFP Montage forges new associations among the works and expands their reach beyond Sharjah. Part of this new endeavour, The Tale of Two explores the concept of conflicting dualities and includes an ensemble of fiction and documentary films directed by women.

The films featured in The Tale of Two include Animalia, Four Daughters and Tiger Strips, which explore the boundary between fantasy and reality, making the viewer question what is real and what is not. In Joonam, We No Longer Prefer Mountains and Machtat, we see a glimpse of the characters’ private and public identities as they navigate both internal and external struggles. Removed, uprooted and transposed from their environments, the protagonists in Babygirl, La Bonga and Feet in Water, Head on Fire investigate the consequences of existence, whether sadness and a longing for the past or growth and hope for the future.

Taking place in Istanbul Modern from 9 to 19 May 2024, the programme is organised by Istanbul Modern in collaboration with Sharjah Art Foundation.

Screening and Booking Information

Animalia (2023)
Director: Sofia Alaoui
Morocco
Fiction | 91 minutes
Arabic, Berber and French with English and Turkish subtitles

Feet in Water, Head on Fire (2023)
Director: Terra Long
Canada, United States
Documentary | 90 minutes
Cahuilla, English and Spanish with English and Turkish subtitles

Four Daughters (2023)
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisia
Documentary | 107 minutes
Arabic with English and Turkish subtitles

Joonam (2023)
Director: Sierra Urich
United States
Documentary | 103 minutes
English and Farsi with English and Turkish subtitles

La Bonga (2023)
Directors: Canela Reyes, Sebastian Pinzon
Colombia, United States
Documentary | 78 minutes
Spanish with English and Turkish subtitles

La Hembrita (Babygirl) (2023)
Director: Laura Amelia Guzmán
Dominican Republic
Fiction | 92 minutes
Spanish with English and Turkish subtitles

Machtat (2023)
Director: Sonia Ben Slama
Tunisia
Documentary | 82 minutes
Arabic with English and Turkish subtitles

Tiger Stripes (2023)
Director: Amanda Nell Eu
Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar
Fiction | 95 minutes
Malay with English and Turkish subtitles

We No Longer Prefer Mountains (2023)
Director: Inas Halabi
Palestine, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Documentary | 96 minutes
Arabic with English and Turkish subtitles

These film screenings are open to the public, and tickets are free.

To book your tickets at Istanbul Modern, click here.
For more information about the films, click here.