Ali J. Dalloul

参加作品

Warsha
Editor
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.
Rehla: Modern Symphony
Director
This video essay mocks the modern man’s struggle to label and distinguish himself from the rest of society, while trying his best to rise above it. It was produced for "Rehla"’s 17th issue entitled "Museum of Modern Man".
Rehla: Our Phantom Pregnancy
Director
The video essay takes a critical look at the subject of nostalgia, at a time in which people are drowning in their nostalgic fantasies. It uses YouTube comments converted to robotic voices, discussing feelings of nostalgia as a reaction to a video posted online. It was produced for "Rehla"’s 10th issue entitled "Nostalgia".
Rehla: Limbo
Director
The video essay criticises Western psychology when applied in a country like Lebanon. “The constant fear of the bomb” could be analysed as an irrational fear in psychology, but the August 4th explosion proved that this fear is both very rational and very real. This video was produced for "Rehla"’s 14th issue entitled "Will".
Rehla: 1 + 1
Director
The video essay revolves around the possibility of the 1+1=1 theory, philosophically not mathematically, at a time when the idea of federalism is gaining popularity in the country. “1+1” represents two different approaches to managing a certain entity. The “=1” is the possibility of making these two approaches coexist to create one entity. The video depicts different systems in politics and compares the process of forcing them to exist together to two magnets repelling when the poles are too close together. It was produced for "Rehla"’s 12th issue entitled "Distancing".