The Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève presents a selection of films by Tabarak Allah Abbas and Roman Selim Khereddine on loop from March 11 to April 12, 2026 at L'Arcade.

Tabarak Allah Abbas ,Un Papillon, 2021, 6 min
A journey through three different periods, both geographically and temporally. The story of a second generation of immigrants, still facing the political and economic problems of their predecessors.
Tabarak Allah Abbas,Mawtini, 2024, 13 min
Baghdad, early 1990s, in a reality where humans have given way to cyborgs, a young couple and their newborn baby try to flee their country where war has just broken out. An animated film that recounts a true story and immerses the viewer in a futuristic world.
Roman Selim Khereddine,Gotham Stakes (Frieze), 2025, 9 min 36
Filmed at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, in March 2025, the footage shows horses and jockeys approaching the starting gate before a race.
Roman Selim Khereddine,Time-Eater (Circuit), 2025, 33 min
Time-Eater (Circuit) consists of still images extracted from footage shot by the artist at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, accompanied by a written essay appearing in the form of subtitles. Is a racetrack too obvious an allegory for late capitalist America? The film paints a portrait of a place, its clientele, and the horse racing industry in the United States as a whole, an industry based on the exploitation not only of animals, but also of human beings.
Tabarak Allah Abbas (b.1998, Valais) is a filmmaker of Iraqi origin based in Geneva. Initially trained as a painter, she discovered in cinema her primary medium of expression. A 2023 graduate of HEAD – Genève, her work explores belonging, exile, and the fragile intersections between memory and imagination.
Roman Selim Khereddine (b. 1989, Zurich) is a visual artist whose work investigates hierarchical and exploitative relationships between humans and animals as a lens to reflect on social and political systems.
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