Reflections on the Screening of Mai Masri’s Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
by Biya Shadab On Friday, 13 November, 2020, Bertha DocHouse and the Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image (BIMI) co-presented the Palestinian documentary Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (2001), an ideal introduction to the beautiful, meticulous works of Mai Masri, one of Palestine’s most distinguished filmmakers. This screening marked the launch of a book on Mai Masri and her films by Victoria Brittain. The screening was followed by a Q&A and discussion between Masri, Brittain and Birkbeck's Marina Warner. This documentary was shot over nine months and weaves together momentous events in the lives of two groups of Palestinian children – one in Beirut’s Shatila…