Tuesday, August 27, 6–8 pm
$10 general | $7 members
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In this one-time workshop by visiting filmmakers and Workspace Residents Ahmed T. Ragheb & Lily Ekimian Ragheb, the filmmakers will introduce and provide a space for participants to workshop their own essay films. The pair will provide a brief introduction to essay filmmaking, with examples of their own work and films by Chantal Akerman, among others. The filmmakers will then facilitate a workshop space for participants to write their own treatments and loglines for their own essay films. Participants will then discuss and workshop their ideas as a group.

The event will take place at Squeaky Wheel. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel members can email ekrem@squeaky.org for their discount code ahead of checking out.

Biographies of the residents

Ahmed T. Ragheb & Lily Ekimian Ragheb are a married experimental filmmaking duo based in Pittsburgh. Lily – American, Russian and Armenian – grew up between Washington, D.C., and Cairo, Egypt. Ahmed – Egyptian, Dutch and American – was born and raised in Cairo. Their films emphasize identity, place, feminism, cultural dislocation and domestic relationships and are noted for their use of voiceover and mixed media. Their work has screened at Oscar-qualifying festivals including Uppsala Short Film Festival (Nominated, Ingmar Bergman Award), Athens Int’l Film & Video Festival and RiverRun, as well as the Arab American National Museum, Pittsburgh Shorts, and the Arab Film and Media Institute’s Arab Film Festival. Together they founded the independent production company Studio Ragheb.

This workshop is presented as part of the Workspace Residency program. Learn more here.

Banner image: Studio Ragheb, She Sings (2024). A woman, lit in red, holding her hand up to the lens.