YALLAH! UNDERGROUND
by Farid Eslam
Germany/Czech Republic/Canada/Egypt/Great Britain/USA 2015 84 min. English-Arabic original version with English subtitles
sat 14 nov 10:00 pm Murnau Filmtheater
Script: Farid Eslam, DoP: Prokop Soucek, Editor: Jakub Vomacka, Production: Mind Riot Media, Producers: Farid Eslam, Dana Wilson, Dina Harb, Jeffrey Brown, with: Zeid Hamdan, Shadi Zaqtan, Maii Waleed, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Ousso Lotfy
In a region full of tension, Arab artists in the Middle East are struggling to express themselves freely and to promote more liberal attitudes. YALLAH! UNDERGROUND follows some of today’s most influential and progressive artists in Arab underground culture from 2009 to 2013 and documents their work, dreams and fears in a time of great change for Arab societies.
"YALLAH! UNDERGROUND shows some of today’s most influential alternative artists in the Arab world and gives them a platform to express their opinions, hopes and fears. And besides all that I was given the opportunity to film some of the best music contemporary Arab underground has to offer." (Farid Eslam)
Biography: Farid Eslam, originally from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, lives and works in Prague/Czech Republic, where he graduated from the film school FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts). He has years of experience working on commercials, award-winning music videos and documentaries which have taken him around Europe and the Middle East. His work’s focus besides his commercial work lies on youth culture and social issues. He is the founder of Mind Riot Media, a creative house specialising in the development and production of commercials, films, TV content and marketing solutions.
Filmography (selection): 2011 SDK, 2012 AT THE COUNTER (both short films), 2014 ISTANBUL UNITED, 2015 YALLAH! UNDERGROUND
