Robert Lachmann was a German-Jewish ethnomusicologist. In the 1930s, his radio show "Oriental Music" explored the musical traditions of Palestine and included regular live performances by musicians from different ethnic and religious groups. Inspired by Lachmann’s musicological studies, Palestinian artist Jumana Manna travels through Israel and the Palestinian territories of today with recordings from the programme. What do these songs sound like now when performed by Moroccan, Kurdish, or Yemenite Jews, by Samaritans, members of the urban and rural Palestinian communities, Bedouins and Coptic Christians?
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Jumana Manna Director · Daniel Kedem Cinematographer Katrin Ebersohn Editor
United States release April 21, 2016 · Produced in Palestinian Territories, Germany, United Kingdom · Languages Arabic, English, Hebrew
Production
Palestinian Territories · Germany · United Kingdom
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Original title
في إثر مادة سحرية
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Hebrew
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 17, 2015
Premiere · Chisenhale Gallery, London
United States · April 21, 2016
Art of the Real
Argentina
April 15, 2016 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Australia
August 1, 2016 · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 21, 2016 · Vienna International Film Festival
Germany
February 14, 2016 · Premiere · Berlinale
Netherlands
January 28, 2017 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
July 27, 2016 · New Horizons Film Festival
Singapore
June 30, 2016 · Singapore International Festival of Arts
Taiwan
May 3, 2026 · Premiere · Taiwan International Documentary Festival
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