Scene from the film Yallah! Underground
Scene from the film Yallah! Underground
Scene from the film Yallah! Underground
Scene from the film Yallah! Underground
Scene from the film Yallah! Underground

Yallah! Underground

Direction
Year 
2015
Country
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • Egypt
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Duration
85min 
Audio Tracks 

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.

In a region full of tension, young Arab artists in the Middle East have struggled for years to express themselves freely and to promote more liberal attitudes within their societies.

During the Arab Spring, like many others of this new generation, local artists had high hopes for the future and took part in the protests. However, after years of turmoil and instability, young Arabs now have to challenge both old and new problems, being torn between feelings of disillusion and a vague hope for a better future.

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Details

  • Original title
    Yallah! Underground
  • Direction
  • DOP
    Prokop Souček
  • Editing
    Jakub Vomáčka
  • Sound
    Karel Havlíček, Ladislav Greiner
  • Duration
    85 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2015
  • Country
    • Canada
    • Czech Republic
    • Germany
    • Egypt
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Production
  • Festivals
    • 2015 Montreal International Documentary Festival RIDM / Canada
    • 2015 exground filmfest Wiesbaden / Germany
    • 2015 Kasseler Dokfest / Germany
    • 2015 5Belgrade Free Zone Film Festival / Serbia
    • 2015 CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Festival / Denmark
    • 2015 Dharamshala International Film Festival / India
    • 2015 Arabische Filmtage Hamburg / Germany
    • 2015 Warsaw International Film Festival / Poland
    • 2015 Oaxaca Filmfest / Mexico
    • 2015 Warsaw International Film Festival / Poland
    • 2015 Warsaw International Film Festival / Poland
    • 2015 Oaxaca Filmfest / Mexico
    • 2015 Warsaw International Film Festival / Poland
    • 2015 Arabic Film Festival Tuebingen / Germany
    • 2015 5Raindance Film Festival / London, UK
    • 2015 Cologne Conference / Germany
    • 2015 Bergen International Film Festival / Norway
    • 2015 Raindance Film Festival / London, UK
    • 2015 Munich International Film Festival / Germany
    • 2015 Visions Du Reel, Nyon / Switzerland

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