This was the animating spirit of a live reading of the Experimental Issue of Mizna’s journal, in collaboration with Al Bustan Seeds of Culture. Six artists shared work, including contributions to the issue, introduced at Al Bustan’s Hub venue by Mizna director Lena Barkawi and Al Bustan director Mohannad Ghawanmeh, in partnership with the Radius of Arab-American Writers (RAWI).

The film Memory Box traces a path though sorrow, joy, regret and hope, in a blend of sound, image and word that invites viewers to make their own peace with the promise and peril of recalling.