Zeina Durra

Filmmaker Zeina Durra Talks About The Imperialists Are Still Alive!

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 06.13.2011

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E. Nina Rothe

Zeina Durra's upcoming film The Imperialists Are Still Alive! is a truly groundbreaking feat. In it Durra -- herself a beautifully exotic woman with a...

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HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive!

Fatima Bhutto | Posted 06.13.2011

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Fatima Bhutto

In the backdrop of the Arab Spring, nowhere near the horizon when Zeina Durra wrote and shot this film, can a work of cinema like this one lend itself to the catalogue of insurgent ideas?

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Favorites from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival

Roya Rastegar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roya Rastegar

Utopia was not only moving but a reminder that there's power conjured through the experience of collectively watching cinema. For this reason, it aptly captures the spirit of rebellion that Sundance 2010 was all about.

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