World premiere. Official competition, Cinéma du Réel
One of 17 features in the official competition, 'Adnan being and time' screened to two sold-out screenings (including at the 400 seat L'Arlequin), packed post-film discussion, ig love, and a special shout-out from James Benning at the awards ceremony. 

(sneak preview) - National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 
How moving to see Etel Adnan projected on the largest public screen in the US, the National Gallery of Art. An hour long discussion + preceded by a short by Luke Fowler.
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Opening film, Écrans du Réel, Beirut
It was an honor bring the film to Beirut, and open their most important film festival. Projected in the gorgeous Metropolis cinema (built on the site of the 2020 dock explosion), it seemed like all of Beirut came out; a second theater had to be opened. A beautiful reception for the film followed by a week of rich conversation and soaking in layers of history and immediacy. 

International Panorama, Brussels Art Film Festival, Cinematek
One of only 14 films in the international panorama (alongside work by Ira Sachs, Marie Losier, and Andrei Ujicǎ), chosen as a 'festival favorite,' we had a great projection in Brussels' legendary Cinematek to a sold-out audience with a post-screening discussion (in French)! 
 
Kunstnerneshus Kino art slate, Oslo, Norway
Oslo's coolest cinema drew a full audience–many of whom had never heard of Adnan before but whose silence was alive with attention. After the film, poet and literary scholar Wendy Lotterman expanded the discussion around Adnan and the film. Great to see Erika Balsam and Silja Espolin Johnson's 'No Master Territories: Feminist Worldmaking and the Moving Image' in the museum next door.

(sneak preview) outdoor projection, Cinema Akil, Dubai
Co-presented by Alserkal Art Month, a teaser for our expected premiere later this year there.  

Opening film, Ekrani i Artit, Shkodër, Albania
'Adnan being and time' opened this festival, curated by Tea Paci. This year's theme, 'avash, avash' is alert to layers of deep attention and time, and closed with a film by Abbas Kiarostami. A nourishing and deeply human festival experience, alongside films by Ben Russell, Neozoom, Maryam Tafakory, Bill Morrison, selected short films from Palestine. Details.