Talk: Leila Sansour, Cathi Pawson and Honey Thaljieh
Film, Food and Football: Vehicles for Change in Palestine Leila Sansour, founder and CEO of Open Bethlehem, presents and discusses footage from her latest film: The Road to Bethlehem. Cathi Pawson is the co-founder of Fairtrade company Zaytoun CIC, she will talk about the challenges and rewards of developing a marketplace for Palestinian produce. They will both be joined by Honey Thaljieh, the captain of the Palestinian International Woman’s Football team. After years of playing football with the boys but without a team to call her own, Honey Thaljieh spearheaded the effort to start the...
Read More(No) Laughing Matter + Hassan Everywhere
Introduced by Ken Loach, Vanessa Rousselot and Andrew Kavanagh Hassan Everywhere Dir: Andrew Kavanagh Ireland 7 mins 2009 This moving tale of friendship and homecoming captures the burgeoning love of two young artists who share a vivid connection to the landscape of their respective birthplaces Palestine and Israel. Watch the trailer here: (No) Laughing Matter Dir: Vanessa Rousselot France 55 mins 2010 Subtitled Convinced that humour knows no frontiers, young filmmaker Vanessa Rousselot embarks on an unusual quest: to search for humour in the West Bank. At first she finds only...
Read MoreJaffa: The Orange’s Clockwork
Director Eyal Sivan, Belgium, Germany, France, Israel 86 mins, 2009 Presented by Dr Ghada Karmi – a leading Palestinian activist, writer and academic. Visually captivating and politically bold, this enticing new film by acclaimed filmmaker Eyal Sivan weaves a rich tapestry of stunning archival material and striking interviews to explore the entwined visual and political history of the Jaffa Orange: both a symbol of the Zionist enterprise and the state of Israel, and for Palestinians a powerful symbol of the loss and destruction of their homeland. The film ultimately asks what the...
Read MoreAmreeka + Eid
Eid Dir: The Saaheb Collective various 2011 8mins subtitled Eid is a Palestinian Bedouin living under Israeli occupation. Ever since he can remember, Eid has picked up scrap materials and turned them into art. By following Eid’s creative process, this film celebrates the optimism and integrity which enables him to transform the machinery of occupation into an artistic expression of individuality and hope. Amreeka Dir: Chieren Dabis USA/Canada 2009 96mins Cherien Dabis’s auspicious debut chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage...
Read MoreMy name is Ahlam + Missing
Missing Dir: Tariq Rimawi 3mins 2010 A beautifully crafted stop motion animation filmed by Jordanian film maker Tariq Rimawi. Missing opens a window into the effects of conflict on children, and the search for peace in the face of adversity. View a snipit here: My Name is Ahlam Dir: Rima Essa Israel 2010 1h 14mins Subtitled While fighting for her daughter’s right to receive adequate treatment for her leukemia, Aisha – a Palestinian woman living in the West Bank, undergoes a process of empowerment. Suddenly, this battered woman is no longer afraid to stand up to her husband, her...
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