Dear Editor,

We have a special event coming up at Gasworks that I believe would be of interest to your readers - I'm hoping that you might consider it for a preview and/ or listing. The details are below - let me know if you need anything else or if you'd like to me to send through images.

Warm Regards,

Kristel Raesaar Communications Coordinator Gasworks +44(0)7828037931

Afternoon with artists and film-makers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
Saturday 29 May, 3-6pm
at Gasworks (155 Vauxhall Street, SE11 5RH, nearest tube Oval/ Vauxhall)

3pm LECTURE PERFORMANCE: Aida, Save Me
Taking as a starting point an extraordinary incident that took place during the Beirut premiere of their second feature film A Perfect Day(2005), Aida, Save me explores the artists and film-makers' relationship to the 'latent image'. Accompanied by film samples and visuals, the lecture performance will take the viewer through several of their works, placing the image and its potential at the centre of a discussion about representation and recognition, fiction and documentary.

4pm CONVERSATION led by T.J. Demos
A discussion with Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

5pm SCREENING:The Lost Film(2003, 42 min)
A copy of the film-makers' first feature film disappeared in Yemen on the day of the tenth anniversary of the reunification of North and South. A year later the artists returned, following the track of the lost film. The Lost Film is an enquiry that takes Hadjithomas and Joreige on a personal quest focusing on the image and on their status as filmmakers in this part of the world.

As always, admission to Gasworks is free of charge. To book a place, e-mail booking@gasworks.org.uk
More info at www.gasworks.org.uk  or call +44 (0)20 7587 5202.

Notes for the Editors:
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
Both born in Beirut, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige are film-makers, artists and university teachers. Together, they have created numerous photographic installations and videos such as the Wonder Beirut project, The Circle of Confusion and Lasting Images shown in several museums and galleries around the world. They have also directed feature films: Around the Pink House and A Perfect Day; short films: Ashes and Open the Door Please; and documentaries: Khiam and The Lost Film. Their last feature film I Want to See (Baddi Chouf), starring Catherine Deneuve and Rabih Mroué was premiered in Cannes film Festival and received the award of Best singular film of the year 2008 by the French syndicate of critics. This year they are artists invited at the Fresnoy School of Art. For more information see:www.hadjithomasjoreige.com

I Want to See/ Struggle in Jerash
Gasworks is currently showing Hadjithomas and Joreige's film I Want to See alongside Struggle in Jerash (2009), a work by London-based artists Eileen Simpson and Ben White. Respectively set in Lebanon and Jordan,the feature-length films emphasise the potential of cinema to create new ways of confronting the past and negotiating the present in the context of the Middle East.