Documentary with aftertalk

‘Disarming Art – imageries of resistance, connection and revolutionary love’ is a new series from Spreken is goud, exploring the art that our times need and featuring artists and cultural practitioners who choose resistance and revolutionary love as a response to today’s dehumanising political reality.

On November 25 Spreken is Goud screens the hybrid documentary feature Why Do I See You in Everything? by Rand Abou Fakher. 

Drawing on their personal archive of images and dreams, Nabil Altawil and Qusay Awad recall their memories in a flat in Berlin. Their involvement in the Syrian revolution, their presence during the solidarity protests for Palestine in Berlin, and finally the return of one of them to Syria following the fall of the regime. Rand opens and closes the film with a poetic piece in which the olive tree and its roots serve as a metaphor for the uprooting that the entire region has had to endure. The olive tree also stands as a witness to the uprooting and violence that is present throughout the film. The excessive violence we are confronted with on a daily basis in the form of occupation, war and aggressive security forces points to a distorted masculinity that stands in stark contrast to the love, care and vulnerability of Nabil and Qusay.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Rand Abou Fakher, and writer, curator and researcher Reem Shilleh. Together, they will explore themes such as the dominant and excessive form of masculinity resulting from violent systems of power and care as a form of resistance.

With ‘Disarming Art – imageries of resistance, connection and revolutionary love’, Spreken is Goud makes room for artists and cultural workers, focusing on art situated at the intersection of culture and social issues. A series in which we reflect on art that engages with the world and brings new imaginations and possibilities to the front. Collective care, transnational solidarity and revolutionary love are means of resistance here and take centre stage.

RAND ABOU FAKHER, GENRE : HYBRID DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, 2026, BELGIUM, 70’, SPOKEN IN ARABIC, ENGLISH SUBTITLES