The blog / Bassam Al Thawadi
Stories from
a life in cinema.
Beginnings, filmmaking and preserving memory. Three article ideas drawn from Bassam Al Thawadi’s career and archive.
Proposed introductions for review
Three starting points
Introductions and short briefs before the full articles are developed.
From 8 mm films to The Barrier
From short experiments on 8 mm to Bahrain’s first feature film.
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Between directing and producing
Two roles in filmmaking, and a conversation about vision, collaboration and decisions.
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Preserving cinema’s memory
A photograph or an old document opens a conversation about filmmaking history.
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