5 Broken Cameras + They Came in the Morning
Q & A with Ken Loach, Leila Sansour and Bidisha (7th Dec, 2012 @20:00) They Came in the Morning Leila Sansour | UK, Palestine | 2012 | 2 min |Arabic Leila Sansour’s latest work depicts the reaction of a Palestinian farmer who discovers one day that his livelihood has been destroyed with no prior warning or reason why. 5 Broken Cameras* Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi | France, Israel, Palestine | 2011 | 94 min |Arabic, Hebrew It’s a sad reality for Emad Burnat that one of the first phrases mastered by his toddler son Gibreel, is ‘the wall’. Although he first bought a camera to...
Read MoreHabibi + Yala to the Moon
Yala to the Moon Suhel Nafar and Jacqueline Reem Salloum | Palestine | 2011 | 7min | Arabic Peddling CDs on the streets of the West Bank, Aseel uses her imagination to magically remake the world around her. Habibi Susan Youssef | Palestine | 2011 | 78min | Arabic Habibi, a story of forbidden love, is a fiction feature set in Gaza. Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays grafittis poetry across town. Habibi is a modern re-telling of the famous ancient Sufi parable Majnun Layla. The full Arabic title is Habibi...
Read MoreThe Color of Olives
The Color of Olives Carolina Rivas & Daoud Sarhandi | Palestine | 2007 | 97 min | Arabic Introduced by Daoud Sarhandi Like many Palestinian families, the Amers live surrounded by the Separation Wall. Their daily lives are dominated by electrified fences, locks and a constant swarm of armed soldiers. Through a sensitive lens we discover the private world of all eight members of the family. As their dramas unfold we catch a glimpse of their constant struggles and the small, endearing details that sustain them, including school friends, olive trees and two small donkeys. The story of the...
Read MoreMan without a Cellphone + The Choice
The Choice Directed by Yasin Erik Bognar In the besieged city of Ramallah, a father and his daughter are both faced with choices. Choices that can provide hope and salvation for both… providing they are prepared to accept the consequences. The Choice is a beguiling short in which father and daughter are each compelled to choose how to deal with grief. Man without a Cellphone Sameh Zoabi | France, Palestine, Israël, Belgium, Qatar | 2011 | 78 minutes Twenty-something Palestinian-Israeli Jawdat just wants to have fun with his friends, talk on his cellphone and find love. Instead, he...
Read MoreIn less than 25 minutes…
In less than 25 minutes… An evening of the latest short films on Palestine presented in partnership with Easton Energy Group. Keeping Palestine Cool – TEDX Ramallah While the rest of the world is talking about one state or two state solutions, Canadian born Palestinian Khaled Al Sabawi discussed the Green State Solution, and his efforts to create an independent geothermal Palestine Haneen – Ossama Bawardi Haneen, a woman in her mid 60s lives alone in a Palestinian city, estranged from her husband and son. Haneen, the name itself meaning ‘nostalgia’, waits daily for...
Read MoreFree Running Bristol and Gaza
Free Running Bristol and Gaza George Azar & Mariam Shahin | Canada, Palestine | 25mins | 2011 Originally known as “le parcours” Free Running is often practiced in urban areas such as gyms, parks, playgrounds, offices, and abandoned structures. With its philosophical roots in freedom of expression and movement, practitioners aim to move quickly and efficiently from one place to another, negotiating the obstacles in between, often in creative and playful ways. Join us at 12.45 prompt for a free running demonstration by James Dalby. Participants will have the opportunity to try...
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