Day: August 26, 2011

TIFF11 REVIEW: Habibi Rasak Kharban [Habibi] [2012]

Jared Mobarak

“It is the light that saves us from the darkness of the grave” A love letter stuck in limbo—forever undelivered, returned to sender, and lost in transit—the union between Layla and Qays can never be cemented. Caught in a world of oppressive forces from both occupiers of their land and the zealots perverting their religion, these two college students must contend with tradition in a generation ready to move forward. Theirs is a time where a Palestinian should be allowed to enjoy a film such as Rocky without being called…

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REVIEW: Hævnen [In a Better World] [2010]

Jared Mobarak

“Not if you hit hard enough the first time” Heaven. Hell. Life. Death. We live within an existence that holds those four words as gospel. We strive to be good in hope for salvation while the threat of eternal damnation lingers just close enough to fear. Wars—whether big or small, on an international scale or a familial one—make us choose sides. We pick allegiances and create enemies where one might never have been. To be good means there is evil; without one, we could never understand the meaning of the…

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DESIGN: The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2011

Jared Mobarak

2011 The Western New York Performing Arts Guide 2011, published by Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Front Cover: Thinking back to the children’s puzzles where a cube would have four different heads, torsos, and legs that you could twist to mix and match, I decided to base this year’s cover design on the same concept. Making the head portion Theater, the torso Music, and the legs Dance, I scoured our stock photography database to find the perfect fit. Inside Layout: Building off of 2010’s design, I kept the three column format,…

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