Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said; A documentary by Japanese filmmaker Sato Makoto

Saturday 26 January at 7 pm

At the Library and Archives Canada Auditorium, Ottawa (395 Wellington Street)

Edward Said. Image: brown.edu

As a compliment to its exhibition Orientalism & Ephemera - 23 November 2007 to 3 February 2008 - the Ottawa Art Gallery and the Canadian Film Institute present this film, which borrows its title from Edward Said’s 2000 memoir, Out of Place. The book traces the life and work of Edward Said (1935-2003), the Palestinian-born intellectual who wrote widely on history, literature, music, philosophy and politics.

Filmed in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and the U.S., this feature-length documentary traces Said’s childhood influences and celebrates his intellectual legacy, especially the importance of his work in literary criticism and postcolonial studies, his love of music, his role on the Palestinian National Council, and his troubled relationship with Yasser Arafat.

Ernest Normand, Bondage, 1895. Image: rogallery.com

For more information on tickets etc, please click HERE.