“Seek knowledge, even if it takes you as far as China” - Traditional proverb
Adam Shamash is a documentary film-maker based in Montreal, Canada. His recent short doc “Abdallah of Mile-End” won the People’s Choice Award of Radio Canada International’s Digital Diversity contest. His work is centered on themes of cultural diversity, spirituality, and the tension between tradition and modernity
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MIGRATIONS (2008) ; Check out a film completed for the Who We Are project, documenting stories of Canadian immigration- click here to view the film (please give it a minute to load before viewing).
“Illuminations” (2008) is a short video made for the Biblioclip contest held by the Ville de Montreal libraries. You can check out the other submissions on the library site here.
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“Abdallah of Mile-End” (2007) is a short film that won the People’s Choice award at Radio Canada International’s Digital Diversity competition (on the theme of immigration).
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A segment from the CBC 6 o’clock news (Montreal, 30/10/07) featuring “Abdallah of Mile-End” and an interview with director Shamash
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This talk by the Dalai Lama was given in October 2007 to a live audience of tens of thousands of people in Ottawa, Canada. A friend and I documented the event for the university television station, CUTV.
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“Light Upon Light” (2007) is a short music video on the ecstatic Sufi practice of whirling.
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A little clip of the snow storm in Montreal, December 2007.
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“The Letter” (2007): A short film on memory by Iona Fournier-Tombs, with assistance by Adam Shamash.
Hello Adam !
I just had a look to your sight, Fantastic. Do you allow me to share it with my yoga group study ?
Keep going
Latcho drom
Marjolayne (from butoh workshop)
Adam, you have made some wonderful films. I had no idea. I look forward to watching more.
Best in the future.