Films
CULTURUNNERS collaborates with artists and film-makers to produce and broadcast original content, offering alternative perspectives on the the most critical issues of our time.
Films by Ajlan Gharem
A Culture We Have Been Trained to Fear
A group of young Saudi Arabian artists travel from Texas to California, exhibiting their work and confronting their audience’s fears, prejudices and stereotypes.
Reframe Saudi
Reframe Saudi is a VR documentary that sheds light on a pioneering generation of artists who have carved a creative space within Saudi Arabia.
Bridges - 10 City Tour
In June 2016, a group of Saudi artists acted upon a dream to discover the people and diversity of America—from the East to West coast–trekking across the US interstate highway system and major cities on a mission to collaborate with the communities they encountered.
Parrallel Kingdom - Houston, TX
Arriving in the lone star state of Texas, a group of Saudi artists present radical new work at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston.
Gonzo Arabia – Aspen, CO
A group of young Saudi artists travel to the heart of Hunter S. Thompson's America: Aspen, Colorado. There they present their work at the Gonzo Gallery to an astonished crowd not familiar with Middle Eastern art.
GENERA#IONS – San Francisco, California
A group of young Saudi artists exhibit their work for the first time in San Francisco, California, at the Minnesota Street Project.