Elia Suleiman: Indispensable

Elia Suleiman is the kind of artist who demonstrates, more than anyone, cinema's ability to transform a specific territory and geopolitical space (Palestine) into an open-air theater where drama and comedy emerge. In his films, everything about movements, camera motion and situations points to a single idea: in a given place, everyday life is unbearable and real, pushed to the brink of absurdity.