TPFF's annual Nakba Commemoration will return in-person this year with a screening of the documentary Recovery, directed by Rashid Masharawi.
TPFF's annual Nakba Commemoration will return in-person this year with a screening of the animated film for all-ages The Tower, directed by Mats Grorud.
Join us in commemorating the 73rd year of Al Nakba with an artist talk and studio visit with the renowned Palestinian artist, Samia Halaby. Co-presented with Palestine Museum US
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Join us in commemorating the 73rd year of Al Nakba with a special Worldwide screening of the critically-acclaimed film, You Come From Far Away by Amal Ramsis. Co-presented with Palestine Museum US
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TAHA - The play, written by and starring Palestinian artist Amer Hlehel عامر حليحل based on the story of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali. His poetry tells of the experience of Palestinian refugees; his story parallels the story of the Palestinians who remained in their homeland after 1948. This internationally acclaimed play is not about the tragedy of a poet, but rather about the triumph of his life.
Documentary film 1948: Creation & Catastrophe followed by a Q&A with directors Ahlam Muhtaseb and Andy Trimlett. The documentary tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it with archival footage and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis.
Join us on May 15th to commemorate the 69th year of the Nakba.
May 15 is the 68th anniversary of al Nakba. Join us at Beit Zatoun for a film screening of Encounter with a Lost Land, with director Maryse Gargour joining us for a Q&A via Skype - this feature will be preceded with the short film The Sons of Eilaboun by Hisham Zreiq.
57 min
Benny Brunner
Documentary
2012 - The Netherlands
Featuring Gish Amit, Rona Sela
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On Thursday May 15th, at 7pm at Beit Zatoun, TPFF will commemorate the Nakba with a special screening of The Great Book Robbery - a film about the books and artworks stolen from the homes of Palestinians after they were expelled. Following the film's screening, TPFF will host a discussion about the film and the efforts being made to reunite Palestinians with their stolen property.
For Palestinians, May 15th is the annual day of commemoration of the displacement and exile of the indigenous people of Palestine in 1948 to create the state of Israel. This catastrophe is ongoing and has had a boundless impact on the history and identity of the Palestinian people.
The Great Book Robbery Synopiss
A synopsis tells: “Goodbye, my books! Farewell to the house of wisdom… I do not know what became of you after we left….” These haunting words by Khalil al-Sakakini, a prominent Palestinian educator from Jerusalem, chronicle one of the untold stories of the Nakba. As Palestinians were expelled from their land in 1948, librarians from Israel’s National Library followed the militias as they forced their way into Palestinian homes. Their mission was to collect as many valuable books, manuscripts, photographs and artworks as possible – an estimated 70,000 books were seized and labelled ‘AP’ (Abandoned Property). Officially, the Israelis labelled this as a ‘cultural rescue operation’ but for Palestinians it was ‘cultural theft’. In 2008, an Israeli PhD student stumbled across documents in the national archive that revealed the full extent of the ‘collection’ policy. Using interviews, animation and secret footage, the film tells the stories of the books and their owners, and exposes Israel’s refusal to return the looted property to their rightful owners.
15 min
Ahmad Damen
Documentary
2012 - Jordan
Taking its title from the characteristic red stone with which many of Jerusalem’s historic buildings are built, Ahmad Damen’s investigative documentary focuses on Palestinian areas of west Jerusalem that were occupied and depopulated in 1948. While tracking the architectural and family histories of these splendid properties, Red Stone introduces the buildings’ current occupants, the Israeli real estate companies trading in their “exotic” appearances, and the original owners many of whom are now barred from their homes
