Sunday, 30th August - 2 pm
Give up the Ghost |
Zain
Duraie | Drama | Jordan, Germany, Sweden 2019 | 15' | Arabic with English
subtitles
A
lifetime of convictions and beliefs are put to the test as Salam finds out that
she is unable to have children with her husband. She must make a choice.
Strange Cities are familiar |
Saeed
Taji Farouky | Drama | 2018 | 20' | Arabic, English with English subtitles
A film
about memories, feelings of guilt and resilience. Ashraf lives in Great Britain
and struggles with memories that haunt him, with promises he could not keep and
with a family he could not protect.
Sameh, a young father and teacher, tries to settle a petty dispute between his son and a group of boys. The respective families gather, and the discussion gets out of control. An adaptation of Raymond Carvers short story: Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes.
Blacklisted | Mohammed Almughanni | Drama | Poland, Palestine 2020 | 24' | Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitlesA young Palestinian is interrogated for crossing the border while his true intentions remain hidden.
Surrah | Faris Saleh | Drama | Palestine 2020 | 13' | Arabic with English
subtitles
A sentence that turns a Palestinian young man life to a darker future and reality, in the time of pandemic and the
occupation.