BEYOND BLUE AND GRAY

The Beyond Blue and Gray Project
Beyond Blue and Gray's sister project, Art and Apathy

  • Meet Me out of the Siege - Two exiled Palestinian painters meet in France to discuss the aesthetics of exile, and reflect on creative life under the Israeli Occupation.
    * Moving Pictures Magazine “Best Documentary Short Film” at Cannes Short Film Corner 2007* Palestine London Film Festival April 2008 *UNinviteD International Film Festival Paris France April 2008**
  • Jerusalem in Exile - Exploring and searching for the visual images of Jerusalem in the nostalgic minds of Palestinians globally. In this film, photographer Steve Sabella and poet Najwan Darwish explain how Jerusalem currently exists as ‘a city in exile’, where Palestinians are forbidden from accessing it.
    *In Competition at Docudays film Festival 2007 Beirut Lebanon
    *UNinviteD International Film Festival Paris France April 2008**
  • Kan Yama Kan - Meaning “once upon a time” in Arabic. Through a multimedia installation of photography, wood and paint, six influential Palestinian artists illuminate the threads of story and symbol that unite the Palestinian narrative.
  • Beyond Blue and Gray - An investigation of creative life under Israeli Occupation. How do the continual cycles of violence, curfew and movement restrictions affect the artists’ color choice, language or treatment of subject? How can a Palestinian artist protect his or her work from the stereotypes of politics and the poetic ravages of war?