Chibayish 2023

2023

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Overview

Alia Farid’s Chibayish examines how nature in southern Iraq has been viewed as both an accomplice and harbourer of political resistance. Filmed at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Chibayish records the artist’s interactions with three young marshland residents: Riad Samir and Jassim and Qassim Mohammed. It includes footage of the children caring for a water buffalo, describing their geography, naming members of the community, and traversing a marsh engulfed by oil infrastructure and industrial waste. Chibayish is part of a larger group of works that Farid has developed since 2018 focused on the impact of extractive industries on southern Iraq and Kuwait’s ecological and social fabric. Like her installation Palm Orchard (2022), Chibayish is an exploration of cultural identity, history, colonialism, and the right to remain.

Status: Released

Language: AR

Production Information

Production Companies

The Vega Foundation DFI

Production Countries

France Kuwait Qatar

Spoken Languages

Arabic

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 1, 2023
Status	Released
Language	AR

Cast

Riad Samir

Themselves

Jassim Mohammed

Themselves

Qassim Mohammed

Themselves

Key Crew

Alia Farid

Director

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