Glow of Memories
Synopsis
This film focuses on an old Palestinian man who is the subject of artist Ismail Shammout’s painting Memories and Fire. The film unravels his memories using archival photographs and Shammout’s own paintings to tell the story of Palestinian experience and resistance. By simply using a montage of visuals and sounds and avoiding narration, Shammout adopts a style that was used by early Soviet filmmakers who wished to communicate across language boundaries, creating a film that offered an non-verbal narrative of the Palestinian cause. The film was screened at a variety of festivals in the former Soviet Union and won a prize at the International Leipzig Documentary and Short Film Week for Cinema and Television in 1973. Recently restored and digitized.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ismail Shammout
- Original Title
- Glow of Memories
- Country of Origin
- Palestinian Territory
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 11m
- Production Studios
- Palestine Liberation Organization
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ismail Shammout
Ismail Shammout
Ibrahim Bashir
Department Leadership Roster
Ibrahim Bashir
Editor
Ismail Shammout
Director of Photography
Ismail Shammout
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Glow of Memories.
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What is Glow of Memories about?
This film focuses on an old Palestinian man who is the subject of artist Ismail Shammout’s painting Memories and Fire. The film unravels his memories using archival photographs and Shammout’s own paintings to tell the story of Palestinian experience and resistance. By simply using a montage of visuals and sounds and avoiding narration, Shammout adopts a style that was used by early Soviet filmmakers who wished to communicate across language boundaries, creating a film that offered an non-verbal narrative of the Palestinian cause. The film was screened at a variety of festivals in the former Soviet Union and won a prize at the International Leipzig Documentary and Short Film Week for Cinema and Television in 1973. Recently restored and digitized.
Who directed Glow of Memories?
Glow of Memories was directed by Ismail Shammout.
Who stars in Glow of Memories?
The principal cast of Glow of Memories includes Not specified.
When was Glow of Memories released and how long is it?
Glow of Memories was released in 1972 with a total runtime of 11m.