Dancing on the ruins
Ammodo Documentary
Dancing on the Ruins shows how Al Solh builds a multifaceted and playfully activist body of work. Through textiles, ceramics, installations, video and paintings, the artist creates a colorful universe in which she blends personal stories with ancient myths and musical traditions. For Al Solh, making art is her lifeline: a way to ‘resist the feeling that we are doomed.’
On 6 June 2025, the Bonnefanten opened a retrospective of Mounira Al Solh's work, on view until 11 January 2026. The exhibition will also feature Dancing on the Ruins on screen. The film shows Al Solh working on pieces which are on view in the museum. The exhibition is supported by Ammodo Art.
This summer, NTR broadcasts the complete film catalogue of Ammodo Docs. Sixteen films are shown weekly on NPO 2 and then on NPO Start. A second previously unseen film is scheduled for 28 August 2025: The Storm Within by Marjoleine Boonstra, a short documentary about prominent theatre director and ITA artistic director Eline Arbo.
Published on 11 June 2025.
by AmmodoDocs
Bibi Fadlalla | Director
Bibi Fadlalla (Cairo, 1978) is a Sudanese-Dutch filmmaker, living and working in the Netherlands. She holds a Masters degree in Media Studies from the University of Amsterdam and graduated from the Documentary Media Studies Program at the New School in New York. In her work, Bibi explores themes around African and Arab diasporic identity in the West, challenging binary notions of belonging. She blends observational storytelling with abstract visuals, structuring her stories like musical compositions. Her work includes films like Dancing On The Ruins (2025), Get up! And. Rest (2025), Generation Pa (2024), 'Prelude to a Nation' (2023), 'The Women of My Land' (2020) and 'Father Figure' (2019). Most of her films have screened at international film festivals such as IDFA, Sheffield Doc Fest, DC Shorts Fest, TIFF & Busan International Film Festival. Besides long narrative projects, Bibi also makes video installations and has exhibited work in several museums and art institutions.
Director:
Bibi Fadlalla
Co-Production:
Ammodo & TangerineTree
Artist:
Mounira Al-Solh
Music Composition:
Anas Qadamani
Trumpet:
Milan van Munster
Recordings Editing:
Ali Zahwa
Music Publisher:
UnsPro
Broadcaster:
NTR | NPO2
Film available on NPO Start