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A-B-r-o-a-d-w-a-y—hit—or-A-crew-of-six-u-n-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d-f-r-i-e-n-d-s-d-e-c-i-d-e-t-o-run-a-S-h-a-g-X-p-r-e-s-s-in-war-t-i-m-e-B-e-i-r-u-t-d-u-r-i-n-g-t-h-e-b-a-t-t-l-e-of-t-h-e-h-o-t-e-l-s(1976) A-SHORT-LOOP-IN-ONE-ACT TALAL CHAMI   © Sébastian Dahl I wrestled with the e-dustbin in the e-bathroom. It took me at least seven minutes to finally place the top in perfect alignment with the top-side open cube. It was a matter of resetting the code and no problemo.   A truc macabre. That worked every single time. I… Read more

(01-01-2024) TALAL CHAMI © -I- En un momento dado, me das lo que no pido. Y entras en las paredes de mi cuerpo profundo, y lloras en las esquinas,   sin que te vea nadie, y dejas todos los besos rotos y perseguidos, como los perros viejos de una tarde. -II- Nin-a Inagotable de sombras… Read more

She looked out the window and I pretended her say something in French like, “On a froid. On est seuls.  Mais au moins, on sait où trouver de la chaleur.” A–L-o-o-p- -i-n- -O-n-e–A-c-t TALAL CHAMI Jazz is black’s revenge on whites for slavery (Anonymous) © Stray dogs were howling and a line of customers stood… Read more

By Talal Chami For a moment, you have the impression you are standing before a dream as it happens. As it evolves.  The scenes unfolding before you don’t end.  There are so many stories within the one canvas that you are determined to rethink the scenes over and over again, with the command to rewind… Read more

A-LOOP-IN-ONE-ACT TALAL CHAMI   © In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May… Read more

TALAL CHAMI          Uploaded by Lyle Larkin © Para que quiero yo mi ojos: Si tu ya no estas conmigo. Te tuve entre mis brazos, Te tuve entre suspiros. Siembra mis ojos verdes,   en la palma de tu mano. Y tus manos en los ojos De mis gritos. Alumbra con tus besos los besos en… Read more

The-Yo-Yo-Affair-Or-A-Crew-Of-Six-Unemployed-Friends-Decide-to-Run-A-Shag-Xpress-with-A-Rear-Hatch-For-BJs-In-Beirut-1979 A-SHORT-LOOP-IN-ONE-ACT TALAL CHAMI © http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/264870/arthur-tress-boy-in-tv-set-boston-american-1972/?dz=0.5000,0.4943,0.57 Tonto was a sharp dandy. You know.  He was surely known for his showy sugar rush.  He wore a green tie just for kicks most of the day.  Had several mistresses who came over most of the weekends and to be honest never kept a day job for more… Read more

A–L-O-O-P–I-N–O-N-E–A-C-T TALAL CHAMI He found himself trapped in a random and mechanical ritual of trying to grab shaving creams or at least that’s what looked like in that little box he called his bathroom, to no avail. Every time he gripped a flask of sorts, it slipped away from his wet hands and dropped on… Read more

BY TALAL CHAMI  The paths of three men: A cabbie, a lawyer, and a killer cross on a somber March day in this psychological study of murder, a detailed documentation of death that launched Kieslowski’s international career. This film was instrumental in the abolition of the death penalty in Poland. “I think the film isn’t… Read more

A-L-O-O-P- -I-N- -O-N-E- -A-C-T TALAL CHAMI © Nous sommes frois, et nous sommes tous seul, Mais du moins, nous savons ou trouves la chaleur! EXT. PARKING LOT – NIGHT Unusual Extreme Close angles on a COUPLE HAVING SEX inside a small car on a parking lot in the outskirts of the city, to the tune… Read more