Blessed Blessed Oblivion (2010)

Original title

مُبارك مُبارك النسيان

Directed by

Jumana Manna

Genre

documentary

Country

Palestinian Territory

Runtime

21 min

How it feels

A documentary portrait of masculinity in East Jerusalem. It spends time in gyms, body shops, and hair salons where men work on their appearance and vehicles.

observationalintimatecontemplativeeverydaygroundedvoyeuristictexturedfocused

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