Category: Video
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A Whale Is A Whale Is A Whale: Swan Song for the Arabian Humpback
January 6, 2015 -
With her haunting new video, artist Sophia Al-Maria composes an ethereal tribute to the disappearing Arabian Humpback population, tracing its near-extinction from whaling for oil and sport to the destruction of its habitat caused by industry. More -
Now Eat My Script: Writing the Experience of Syrian Refugees
August 4, 2014 -
“It seems we kill the intimate moment of death each time we record it,” observes the silent narrator of Mounira Al Solh’s Now Eat My Script, a video that ruminates on representations of violence in the context of Syria’s civil war. More -
Ramadan Soaps: The Workers Will Not Be Televised
July 11, 2014 -
During Ramadan, watching TV series—many created specifically for the month of fasting—becomes a social event for millions of Muslims around the world. Here, Monira Al Qadiri manipulates soap operas produced in the Gulf to highlight a missing figure: the migrant worker who cleans up the lavish homes where melodramatic scenes unfold. More -
Magic Hats: Dancing in the Streets of Soweto
February 3, 2014 -
On a visit to the Soweto street that was once home to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, filmmaker Jake Sumner recorded a stunning performance by local contortionist dance duo Skeleton Pantsula Crew. More -
Vatican Vibes
January 21, 2014 -
Musician Fatima Al Qadiri discusses a video she made with digital artist Tabor Robak, “Vatican Vibes,” which creates a visual analogy between the Vatican’s “centuries-old mechanisms of control over people” and video gamers’ “godlike power over populations.” More
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Editor’s Letter
Five years after Creative Time Reports’ inception, the project is coming to a close. Editor Marisa Mazria Katz reflects on some of the most moving pieces that solidified CTR as a unique platform that elevates artists’ voices.