Please join Batikh Batikh for their final program of 2023!
Introducing Halaloween Philly, a three-night festival focusing on horror cinema from the SWANA region. Featuring films from the queer canon and women directors, from Egypt, Morocco, Iran and Lebanon, their genres include narratives, musicals and experimental films.
The first of this very special series will take place at Graham Auditorium at Moore College of Art & Design on Saturday, October 21 from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM, Then Came Dark by and Animalia.
Then Came Dark (2021)
In the Lebanese wintery wilderness, a mini-van arrives. Two men get off the van into the cold forest and set off on their quest. The tall trees and the grey sky are their witnesses. Armored with a shovel, a rope, and an axe, they soon arrive at their destination: a lonely verdant tree amid the naked forest. Directed by Marie-Rose Osta.
Animalia (2023)
Animalia is a 2023 French-Moroccan science fiction film directed by Sofia Alaoui in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay she wrote. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, on 20 January 2023
Special thanks for support from our co-presenters and venues cinéSPEAK, The Rotunda, Making Worlds Bookstore and Social Center, and Moore.
Curated by Batikh Batikh Founder, Sarah Trad. Keep an eye out for more info on the films, registration and special BB merch coming soon!
See the festival schedule below:
Then Came Dark (2021) and Animalia (2023)
Saturday, October 21st 7-9pm
Moore College of Art and Design, Graham Auditorium
1916 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Anyab (1981)
Sunday, October 29th 4-6pm
Making Worlds Bookstore
210 S 45th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Cut (2022) and Chess of the Wind (1976)
Monday, October 30th 7-9pm
The Rotunda
4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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