This event was part of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF)
https://www.arabartsfestival.com
A screening and conversation with poet Ali Al-Jamri, held at Toxteth TV
The Legend of the Looms is Ali Al-Jamri’s first film: a poetic ghost story. When a visitor to a historic weaver’s house in Rossendale accidentally summons an irate Lancashire weaver’s ghost, his own ancestor, an Arab weaver from Bahrain, materialises to defend him.
Full feature – https://www.arabartsfestival.com/events/the-legend-of-the-looms/
Hear are some photos from the evening:
