A Space Exodus

A SPACE EXODUS is the first part of Larissa Sansour’s science fiction trilogy along with NATION ESTATE and IN THE FUTURE THEY ATE FROM THE FINEST PORCELAIN. Under the common themes of loss, belonging, heritage, and national identity, the three films each explore different aspects of the political turmoil the Middle East. Using the language of sci-fi and glossy production, Sansour’s trilogy presents a dystopian vision of a Middle East on the brink of the apocalypse. A SPACE EXODUS envisions the final uprootedness of the Palestinian experience and takes the current political predicament to its extra-terrestrial extreme by landing the first Palestinian on the moon.

Keywords

  • mec film
  • media
  • middle east

Actors

  • Larissa Sansour

Director

  • Larissa Sansour

Icons & Media Art


5min


16+

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Denmark
Palestine, State of
2008
A SPACE EXODUS is the first part of Larissa Sansour’s Palestinian science fiction trilogy.

A SPACE EXODUS is the first part of Larissa Sansour’s Palestinian science fiction trilogy.


A SPACE EXODUS is the first part of Larissa Sansour’s science fiction trilogy along with NATION ESTATE and IN THE FUTURE THEY ATE FROM THE FINEST PORCELAIN.


Under the common themes of loss, belonging, heritage, and national identity, the three films each explore different aspects of the political turmoil the Middle East. Using the language of sci-fi and glossy production, Sansour’s trilogy presents a dystopian vision of a Middle East on the brink of the apocalypse.


A SPACE EXODUS envisions the final uprootedness of the Palestinian experience and takes the current political predicament to its extra-terrestrial extreme by landing the first Palestinian on the moon.

Cast & Crew