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The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs

Lebanon, 1996-1999

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Walid Raad’s Dead weight of a quarrel hangs examines the legacy of the Lebanese Civil War through the stories omitted or seen as unimportant in the official histories. Remnants of film and photography, snapshots and surveillance video footage are transformed to create an archive to “another” Lebanese Civil War.

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Previously on display

13 February 2005

ACMI Screen Gallery

Credits

director

Walid Ra'ad

creator

Walid Ra'ad

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places
Lebanon
Production dates
1996-1999

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1005592

Languages

Arabic

English

Audience classification

R (18+)

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory

Foreign language films

Silent films

Sound/audio

Audio Format/Stereo

Colour

Colour

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

DVD [PAL]; Exhibition Copy

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