Once Upon A Song (a performed film)
A performance between a cinematic concert and a VJ set, exploring the origins of songs and where they take us. Live music by DVSN and live video and text editing by heroshinema.
🔷 Rami el Sabagh (a.k.a. heroshinema) was born in Beirut. He is a video artist, film editor, and musician. Sabagh’s videos often blur the lines between fiction and video art.
In 2020, Sabagh co-directed “topology of an absence” with experimental musician Sharif Sehnaoui, an experimental documentary that presents a poetic and fictional interpretation of archival footage from Pathé Gaumont filmed in Beirut during the French mandate of Lebanon.
From 2013 to 2018, Sabagh contributed to the foundation and artistic direction of Dawawine, a multi-purpose space in Beirut.
In 2024, he released his first EP, “the ghost of Orson Sells”.
He lives in Greece.
🔷 Tarek Louati (a.k.a. DVSN) is a self-taught sound artist who has been involved in a variety of electronic projects. Alongside the WFOB collective, he plays an active role in spreading bass music culture in Tunisia in the early 2010’s.
In December 2014, he launched the (now defunct) Infinite Tapes label.
In 2016, he signed the soundtrack to the film The Last of Us (Lion of the Future at the Venice Film Festival 2016). He also won the prize for best film score at the first edition of the Tunisian Film Festival.
In 2019 he co-founded the rock band/project Numb Stupor.
He lives in Greece.