Be gentle,
For we are all torn apart,
Yet these are only masks that hide the scars and the seams
Within hearts that still beat.
A Sun In the Palm is an experimental art film — an abstract, immersive journey into connection via sound and moving images. Filmed through the eyes of a photographer, the film conveys connection and unity through visual associations and messages that both overlap and layer. It contains subtle, quiet references to Islamic rituals and Qur’anic passages that unfold in five acts, each highlighting the authentic practices of protagonists: Islam El Arabi, Moussa Eid and Ahmed Goma, Ahmed Yasser, and Samir Shehata.
These practices embody a distinct way of connecting: to God and the body, to nature and life’s gentle core, to the self through beauty, to others through love and conflict, to others through acceptance and gentleness, and to the things of the world through empathy and unity. It’s an abstract, spiritual elaboration meant to engage emotionally rather than build a particular narrative, hoping to leave the viewer with questions that can remain unanswered.
Free and open to the public. RSVP required.
Join us for a screening of A Sun in the Palm - شمس فى الكف - Un Sole in Palmo di Mano, a film by Chiara Bastoni (2026) at the screening room of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.
A Sun In the Palm is an experimental art film — an abstract, immersive journey into connection via sound and moving images. Filmed through the eyes of a photographer, the film conveys connection and unity through visual associations and messages that both overlap and layer. It contains subtle, quiet references to Islamic rituals and Qur’anic passages that unfold in five acts, each highlighting the authentic practices of protagonists: Islam El Arabi, Moussa Eid and Ahmed Goma, Ahmed Yasser, and Samir Shehata.
These practices embody a distinct way of connecting: to God and the body, to nature and life’s gentle core, to the self through beauty, to others through love and conflict, to others through acceptance and gentleness, and to the things of the world through empathy and unity. It’s an abstract, spiritual elaboration meant to engage emotionally rather than build a particular narrative, hoping to leave the viewer with questions that can remain unanswered.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP required.
Venue: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL. 60637 | Screening Room