Now Instant and Giovanni's Room present the Los Angeles premiere of Ali Cherri's The Dam on the occasion of his upcoming show The Lightless Hours, opening Friday December 12 at Giovanni's Room and on view until February 20.

Cherri will be joined by Suzy Halajian for a discussion and Q&A following the film's presentation.

Sudan, near the Merowe dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own…

Born in Beirut, Ali Cherri is a visual artist and filmmaker living in Paris. Combining films, videos, sculptures and installation, his work examines the construction of historical narratives. Ali was the Artist in Residence at the National Gallery in London (2021/22) and has been awarded with the Silver Lion for promising artist at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (2022). The Dam, a fiction shot in Sudan during the revolution, is his debut feature film.

Please note: seating is limited. Doors open thirty minutes prior to the listed showtime. Your RSVP does not guarantee you a seat. Seating is first-come, first-served.