Ali J. Dalloul
2021
Rehla: Our Phantom Pregnancy
Ali J. Dalloul
The video essay takes a critical look at the subject of nostalgia, at a time in which people are drowning in their nostalgic fantasies. It uses YouTube comments converted to robotic voices, discussing feelings of nostalgia as a reaction to a video posted online. It was produced for "Rehla"’s 10th issue entitled "Nostalgia".
Rehla: Our Phantom Pregnancy
Rehla: 1 + 1
Ali J. Dalloul
The video essay revolves around the possibility of the 1+1=1 theory, philosophically not mathematically, at a time when the idea of federalism is gaining popularity in the country. “1+1” represents two different approaches to managing a certain entity. The “=1” is the possibility of making these two approaches coexist to create one entity. The video depicts different systems in politics and compares the process of forcing them to exist together to two magnets repelling when the poles are too close together. It was produced for "Rehla"’s 12th issue entitled "Distancing".
Rehla: 1 + 1
Rehla: Limbo
Ali J. Dalloul
The video essay criticises Western psychology when applied in a country like Lebanon. “The constant fear of the bomb” could be analysed as an irrational fear in psychology, but the August 4th explosion proved that this fear is both very rational and very real. This video was produced for "Rehla"’s 14th issue entitled "Will".
Rehla: Limbo
