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URL:https://palestinecampaign.org/events/nakba-shorts/
SUMMARY:70 Years of Nakba - A programme of Palestinian Shorts
DESCRIPTION:70 Years of Nakba - A programme of Palestinian Shorts\nJoin us 
 for a diverse and thought-provoking programme of 9 short films by both you
 ng and established Palestinian filmmakers. The first part of the programme
  reflects directly on the events of the Nakba (the 1948 Catastrophe) and t
 he dream of return through animation\, oral testimony and digital technolo
 gy. The second part explores contemporary experiences\, through traditiona
 l documentary\, docu-drama and the film essay.\n\nThe screenings will be i
 ntroduced by Dr Anandi Ramamurthy\, Sheffield Hallam University (Creative 
 Interruptions\, AHRC) and followed by a post-screening discussions with Dr
  Marwan Darweish\, Coventry University. The Event is organised in collabor
 ation with West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign.\nPart One:\nHISTOR
 Y AND EXILE\nHouse dir. Ahmed Saleh 2011\nFor generations\, a family lived
  in a spacious and beautiful house. Guests were always welcome to enjoy a 
 pleasant stay. Until one guest arrived with a different plan in mind. (4mi
 ns)\n\nAlyasiini dir. Sahera Dirbas 2012\nMahmad Alyasiini is a Palestinia
 n survivor from Deir Yassin\, west of Jerusalem. He recounts his life in t
 he village before the Nakba and tells how he survived the massacre on Apri
 l 1948. (22 mins)\n\nYour father was born 100 years ago and so was the Nak
 ba\ndir. Razan Al Slaah 2017\nOum Amin\, a Palestinian grandmother\, retur
 ns to her hometown Haifa through Google Maps Streetview. 7mins\nPart Two:\
 nCONTEMPORARY DREAMS AND REALITIES\nOslo Syndrome (6 min) dir. Ayman Azraq
 \nJourney of a Sofa (9 min)dir. Alaa Al Ali\nTwenty Handshakes for Peace (
 3 min) Mahdi Fleifel\nMessage to Obama (7 min) Muhannad Salahat\nInterfere
 nce (11 min) Anim Nayfeh\n\nThese five films were produced by Palestinian 
 directors 20 years after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 and are p
 art of a larger collection of short films called Suspended Time. The films
  present what feels like a suspended reality of unfulfilled dreams to capt
 ure feelings of fragmentation\, loss\, hope and humour in contemporary Pal
 estinian experience. (2014)\n\nToday they Took my Son (8mins) dir. Farah N
 abulsi\n\nThe story of a mother coping with her young son being taken away
  by a military system and her helplessness to prevent the inhumane treatme
 nt she knows he is experiencing. (2016)\n\nProgramme length 77 mins\n\nFor
  more details see Facebook event here.
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LOCATION:West Midlands Arts Centre\, Cannon Hill Park \, Birmingham \, Unit
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