Short Film Salon | Ingensteds

On Saturday, April 5th, Disco Arabesquo is coming to Oslo for the first time, bringing their vibrant, nostalgic, and electrifying Arabic beats to Ingensteds! Before the DJ set, there will be a film salon featuring Arabic short films.

The music brings Arabic rhythms from the ’90s, 2000s, and today – cut and mixed for the dance floor. Expect everything from Moroccan reggada and Lebanese pop to Egyptian mahraganat, Palestinian dabke, and infectious khaliji grooves.

Read more about the event here.

About the films

Tuk-tuk (Egypt, Mohamed Kheidr, 25 min)

Walaa’s only way to secure an income for her family is by driving a tuk-tuk in a male-dominated world. Despite the risk of harassment and lack of acceptance, she embarks on a journey to fight for her livelihood.

Alone Is Better (Iraq, Rekar Barzan Najimadin, 12 min)

A 60-year-old man decides to create his own world—away from all the rules and laws imposed on people.

Keratin Day (Tunisia, Sami Tlili, 11 min)

At a men’s barbershop, it's keratin day. This means that shaving or getting a "regular haircut" is not an option—only the magical product is available. In this male-only universe, conversations revolve around football, sex, and politics, but when a beautiful woman arrives, the "established order" in the salon is disrupted.

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