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Sam Abbas
Sam Abbas (Arabic language, Arabic: سام عباس; born 11 November 1993) is an Egyptian people, Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is noted for his artfully composed, poetic, and incident-like tableaus film style. Career Abbas' Alia's Birth, second feature, received attention following the announcement of a female-driven short film contest in which the winner gets to have their film included within the narrative. The film stars Nikohl Boosheri, Poorna Jagannathan, Samuel H. Levine and Maya Kazan. On July 13, 2020, Abbas released a 2.5 minute short documentary, Rusted Caravaggios, about the first public invitation to the Louvre Museum (Monday July 6, 2020) following an unprecedented four-month closure. Shortly after Variety Magazine revealed that Abbas had teamed with leading cinematographers from around the world to create the documentary Erēmīta (Anthologies). The anthology of shorts composed during the 2020 pandemic was both produced and curated by Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusted Caravaggios
''Rusted Caravaggios'' is a 2020 French short documentary film about the first public invitation to the Louvre Museum (Monday July 6, 2020) following an unprecedented four-month closure amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Background On July 6, Paris' Louvre Museum reopened after being closed for several months amid the coronavirus pandemic. Art enthusiasts that traveled to the famous institution to view the well-known works were met with quite a different experience than they would have previously had before the spread of COVID-19 as they visited the gallery space. Only 7,000 people total with reserved tickets entered the space. The documentary was produced by Abbas, his duties included director, cinematographer and sound recorder in showing a near-empty museum, which included a tableau with a man sitting still next to Leonardo da Vinci's ''Mona Lisa''. References External links ''Rusted Caravaggios''on ''Deadline Hollywood'' ''Rusted Caravaggios''on''Vimeo'' * Profileon Mubi (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |