World premiere. Official competition, Cinéma du Réel
'Adnan being and time' made its world premiere in Paris, at Centre Pompidou's Cinéma du Réel. One of just 17 features in the official competition, the film had a fantastic week with two sold-out screenings (including at the 365+ L'Arlequin), a packed post-film discussion, friends and admirers from Adnan's world, the most social media posts from strangers, and a special shout-out from James Benning at the awards ceremony. A perfect beginning. 

Special preview, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 
In times of violence and war, it was especially moving to see Etel Adnan projected in light onto the nation's largest public screen at the National Gallery of Art. An engaged audience stayed for nearly an hour to ask questions. Read about the program here, with additional coverage from East City Art.
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Opening film, Écrans du Réel, Beirut
What an honor to have 'Adnan being and time' chosen as the opening night film for Beirut's most important film festival. There could be no better way to fulfill our dream of bringing the film and Adnan back to Lebanon. Our screening at the gorgeous Metropolis cinema was a joy,  with so much demand that they had to open another cinema to accommodate the crowd. It truly felt like all of Beirut came out. A week spent in Lebanon meant taking in the streets and neighborhoods of Beirut, the mountains and sea outside the city, layers of history and immediacy all around, and conversations with incredible people. It felt like a gift to be there, like destiny, confirming Lebanon as one of the film's true homes. 

International panorama, Brussels Art Film Festival
Chosen for the 14-film international panorama (alongside films by Marie Losier, Ira Sachs, and Andrei Ujicǎ), 'Adnan being and time' screened to a sold-out audience in Brussels' legendary Cinémathèque followed by a long post-screening discussion (all in French)! 
 
Special screening, Kunstnerneshus Kino, Oslo - upcoming Wednesday April 15 6pm


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