In Slot in Memory, a 2013 short from Syrian filmmaker Khaled Abdulwahed, images of war are only visible through a tiny crack in an otherwise dark frame. Abdulwahed cuts between this crack and simple footage of children from Lebanon’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps playing happily on a swing. Abdulwahed has said he had initially set out to tell a more direct account of war and trauma, but because he was physically unable to reach warzones inside Syria, he felt he couldn’t do such a project justice. Instead, filming the kids, he discovered the swing they were playing on had a crack in it, which inspired him to make the visual connection with the obscured war footage.
Slot in Memory explores themes of experimental cinema. A blend of Documentary and War, it is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary, War
Runtime: 3 min
Director: Khaled Abdulwahed
Language: Arabic
Themes: experimental cinema
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