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Early work
Between 1982-1993, Suleiman lived in New York City, where he directed two short films: Introduction to the End of an Argument and Homage by Assassination, that won numerous awards.
Homage by Assassination is a "diary film" that critiques the 1991 Gulf War via the juxtaposition of multilayered personal anecdotes and identity. The film offers a lucid portrait of what Ella Shohat and Robert Stain have accurately termed "cultural disembodiment," manifested in "multiple failures of communication," that reflect the contradictions of a "diasporic subject."[2]
Pedagogical work
In 1994, Suleiman moved to Jerusalem and began teaching at Birzeit University in the West Bank. He was entrusted with the task of developing a Film and Media Department at the university with funding support from the European Commission.[3] He has also guest lectured in universities around the world.
Feature films
In 1996, Suleiman directed Chronicle of a Disappearance, his first feature film. It won the Best First Film Prize at the 1996 Venice Film Festival.[4]
In 2002, Suleiman's second feature film, Divine Intervention, subtitled, A Chronicle of Love and Pain, won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival and the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) , also receiving the Best Foreign Film Prize at the European Awards in Rome.[5]
Other film work
In 2000, Suleiman released the 15-minute short film Cyber Palestine which follows a modern-day Mary and Joseph as they attempt to cross from Gaza into Bethlehem.[6]
In his 1998 film, The Arab Dream ("Al Hilm Al-Arabi") Suleiman autobiographically explores issues of identity, expressing that: "I don't have a homeland to say I live in exile... I live in postmortem... daily life, daily death."[7]
Suleiman was part of the nine person jury for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Notes
- ^ "Elia Suleiman". Cannes Film Festival.
- ^ Richard Porton. "Notes from the Palestinian Diaspora: an interview with Elia Suleiman". Cineaste.
- ^ "Elia Suleiman". Cannes Film Festival.
- ^ "Elia Suleiman". Cannes Film Festival.
- ^ Ron Holloway (Fall 2002). "Cannes 2002: Special Report". Kinema.
- ^ "Cyber Palestine (2000): Movie Details". Yahoo! Movies.
- ^ Amina Elbendary (2 - 8 May 2002). "Passion Shared". Al-Ahram Weekly.
Further reading
- Provan, Alexander (February 2007). "Requesting Permission to Narrate: Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema". Stop Smiling Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
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