THE ART GALLERY
Screening

Film Screening: From Istanbul to Cairo

Thursday, October 08, 2026, 5:00PM

C3-B101 Film Screening Room

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Join us for a special screening of the documentary From Istanbul to Cairo: A Thousand Ways of Being Modern (D'Istanbul au Caire, mille manières d'être moderne), directed by Ilana Navaro. The documentary explores how late 19th and 20th-century artists from the region developed alternative modernities, featuring contributions from key art historians—including Nada Shabout. The screening will be followed by a short talk with Dr. Masha Kirasirova, moderated by Dr. Nada Shabout.

Image: Inji Efflatoun, Dreams of the Detainee, 1961. Courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah