89 minutes
Ehab Tarabieh
Documentary
2019 - Palestine, Israel
North American Premiere

Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles

“Of Land and Bread” offers an unmediated view of life under Israel’s occupation. The film is a series of vignettes from B’Tselem’s Camera Project, which provides video cameras and training to Palestinian volunteers in the West Bank to document their own lives under the Israeli occupation. Edited together by director Ehab Tarabieh, the collection of films provides a raw depiction of Palestinian daily life governed by Israeli state violence - carried out by uniformed soldiers and police, and by Israeli settlers acting under their protection and with the backing of the state. It is a story of a vulnerable life, with no political rights or the right to protest, a life on the receiving end of the project of dispossession of land and resources, which is the Israeli occupation, and where one’s only defense is the camera.

This film is recommended viewing for non-Palestinians to better understand the realities of life under settler-colonialism.

WINNER
DMZ Docs, Honorable Mention
Off Cinema International Documentary Film Festival, 3rd Place
Oslo Human Rights Film Festival, Honorable Mention

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Ji.hlava IDFF
Hong Kong Int'l Documentary Film Festival
OFF Cinema International Documentary Film Festival
Oslo Human Rights Film Festival

Learn More: Of Land and Bread

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TPFF in collaboration with Rabet presents a discussion inspired by the artistic actions of the Palestinian uprising. This panel will feature Palestinian artists who use their various crafts to highlight Palestinian narratives and mobilizes people, both online and on the ground, towards Palestinian liberation. These artists will share how art, more than ever, is a vital organizing and communication tool - reaching greater audiences and broadening global solidarity. The discussion will examine how art is engaged in political movements; how Palestinian artists are assumed to be political activists; the barriers Palestinian artists face in production processes; and how art communities can show constructive allyship with Palestinian artists and Palestinian liberation.

Join us on Saturday 09/25/2021 at 2:00 PM EST / 9:00 PM Palestine Time ONLINE for a Live discussion with Filmmaker Razan Al-Salah, Writer / Poet Mariam Barghouti, Artist Malak Matar, and Singer / Songwriter Maysa Daw, as we discuss the different mediums through which they have impacted change in their communities.

This Panel will be Live Streamed on TPFF Virtual Festival Platform. RSVP now (Free)

About the PIPD and Rābet The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) is an independent, non-governmental organization that aims to shift discourse and policy with movements and decision-makers around the world through people’s engagement and advocacy. PIPD is based in Palestine and is led by a board of prominent Palestinians from the private sector, academia, and civil society. Our small team is spread internationally between Palestine, the U.S., Canada, Jordan. Rābet is the digital platform of The PIPD. Rābet is a digital space for Palestine by Palestinians, which listens, engages and uplifts. Rābet celebrates the beauty and diversity of Palestinian identity, society, culture, food, art and politics, while challenging the systems of oppression and injustices that we face as a people.

72 minutes
Lina Soualem
Documentary
2020 - France, Algeria, Switzerland, Qatar
Ontario Premiere

French and Arabic with English Subtitles

Palestinian director Lina Soualem explores the Algerian side of her family in her internationally acclaimed documentary. Her paternal grandparents have decided to separate. Together, they had come from Algeria to Thiers, a small town in the middle of France, more than 60 years ago. Side by side they have experienced this chaotic life of immigrants. For Lina, their separation is an opportunity to question their long journey of exile, their silence, as well as their identity.

Awards
First Feature Award at CINEMED, Best Arab Documentary at El Gouna

Past Festivals
World Premiere: Visions du Réel
Ajyal Film Festival - Doha Film Institute
IDFA, International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, 2020

Learn More: Their Algeria