Frenetic Synthesisers, banging drums, constantly shifting melodies, hypnotic beats. This is the new sound of the Syrian desert, a sound clash between reed flute playing and desert keyboards. No-one brings it to you fresher than Abu Hawash, the father of Chaos. Playing the Mijwiz (a double tuned reed flute) Abu Hawash guides the crowd into a frenzy, accompanied by synthesizers, singers and an ubiquitous huge frame drum. This is the sound of Dabke, blaring out of taxis across Syria and now coming to you as part of Reel Festivals 2011.

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• 7th December 06:37
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Shot in Beirut during 6 days in May 2011, this is poetry in performance, with 3 fabulous UK based poets, Ryan Van Winkle, Emily Ballou and William Letford.

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• 2nd December 11:21
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This free to download e-book features brand new English and Arabic poetry translations from collaboration and performance with the Reel Festivals poets.

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• 22nd September 04:56
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Road to Damascus – a short film by Roxana Vilk Produced, Directed and Filmed by Roxana Vilk Executive Produced by GOL Productions & Reel Festivals Edited by Maryam Ghorbankarimi Sound Design and Music by Peter Vilk Production Assistant Stefanie Van De Peer Filmed on location in Beirut 2011, with a Canon EOS 7D and film [...]

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• 22nd September 04:55
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A Palestinian Poet in Beirut – a short film by Roxana Vilk Produced, Directed and Filmed by Roxana Vilk Executive Produced by GOL Productions & Reel Festivals Edited by Maryam Ghorbankarimi Sound Design and Music by Peter Vilk Production Assistant Stefanie Van De Peer Filmed on location in Beirut 2011, with a Canon EOS 7D [...]

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• 22nd September 04:55
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The Confession – a short film by Roxana Vilk

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• 22nd September 04:55
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Deraa – DJ Dolphin Boy Based on recordings of an unnamed Syrian ‘Oud player that features on an old Record Society disc

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• 22nd September 04:53
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Empty Beach – Dj Dolphin Boy Soundscapes recorded on the Lebanese coast mixed in with a jam session in a Beiruti apartment along with Lebanese Love poetry

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• 22nd September 04:53
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Ghazi – Dj Dolphin Boy

Beirut traffic sounds and old Lebanese music samples fuse with Shooglenifty playing live in Lebanon

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• 22nd September 04:53
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This film is one of three shorts made by Roxana Vilk in Beirut in May 2011. The films were commissioned by Reel Festivals with funding and support from Creative Scotland and the Scottish Poetry Library.

“I interviewed one of the Syrian poets about his dreams. That was the starting point for this film”

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• 1st July 12:18
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