The Dance of Olive Trees in the Wind

In a collaboration between artist Sarah Ibrahim and Mohammed AlFaraj, the film provides artistic documentation of their experiences in improvisation and trying to draw inspiration from olive tree fields and neglected brick factories around the village of El Brock in Catalonia. A state in which the body dances like a tree in the wind, to the melodies of scrap, bricks, and rusty metal.

Directed by Mohammed Alfaraj, Sarah Ibrahim, The Dance of Olive Trees in the Wind leans on a strong ensemble — Sarah Ibrahim — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2020.