8 minutes
Rana Nazzal
2020

Screens with: Rumaan, Brown Bread & Apricots, The Beautiful Room is Empty

Something from there is a reflection on the substance of our original lands. How does connection to land change after uprooting and in diaspora? How does matter come to embody our memories and defy official histories? This film is a personal reflection on the complicated implications of wanting a piece of land after displacement.

Co-presented by LIFT and Trinity Square Video

RANA NAZZAL

Rana Nazzal is a Palestinian-Canadian artist and activist, immersing herself in community organizing both across Turtle Island and in occupied Palestine. She is interested in the complexity of decolonial disruptions and in drawing attention and care back to the Land. In her practice, as in her everyday life, she combines storytelling with critical analysis to draw links between intimate experiences and systems of power. Rana is an MFA candidate at Ryerson University and holds a BA in Human Rights from Carleton University. Currently, she is a communications worker at the Decent Work and Health Network, and for years prior has coordinated various youth programs focused on social and environmental justice issues.