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Sep
28
3:15 PM15:15
Film Screening, Sat 2, Past Events

Mar Mama

TIFF Lightbox 350 King St W, Toronto, Cinema 2

Mar Mama

15 minutes
Majdi Al Omari
Narrative
2023
Palestine

SCREENING WITH: Spaces of Exception

English

Haunted by her mother’s death and recurring attacks by Israeli forces on her city, a young girl becomes obsessed with death. To distract her, her father makes a stop-motion film. However, his attempts fail and the girl finds nothing other than imagination to escape from reality.

Featured Cast
Ziad Bakri and Lana Abu Srour

Canadian Premiere

Awards
Best Short Fiction Award, Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts

Learn More: Mar Mama

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Sep
28
3:15 PM15:15
Film Screening, Sat 2, Past Events

Spaces of Exception

TIFF Lightbox 350 King St W, Toronto, Cinema 2

Spaces of Exception

90 minutes
Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny
Documentary
2019
United States

SCREENING WITH: Mar Mama

English

Profiling the American Indian reservation alongside the Palestinian refugee camp, Spaces of Exception was filmed from 2014 to 2017 in Arizona, New Mexico, New York and South Dakota as well as Lebanon and the West Bank. It is an attempt to understand the significance of the land—its memory and divisions—and the conditions for life, community and sovereignty.

Toronto Premiere

Learn More: Spaces of Exception

Co-Presented by:

ImagineNATIVE

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

Just Peace Advocates

Planet in Focus

Occupy U of T

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Intro to Dabke Workshop (All Ages)
Sep
28
3:00 PM15:00
Special Events 2, Sat 2, Past Events

Intro to Dabke Workshop (All Ages)

SECOND SESSION ADDED AT 7PM.

From protests to weddings, dabke plays an important role in Palestinian and Arab culture - and often spontaneously breaks out at TPFF events. TPFF’s workshop, led by Leila Al-Khatib, gives aspiring dancers an opportunity to learn this traditional dance with fellow beginners. Parents are encouraged to join their kids.

More about Leila: 

Leila Al-Khatib shares her passion of Palestinian culture by practicing dabkeh and tatreez. She has been practicing dabkeh for 7 years and has been part of several dabkeh groups throughout the years. She learned tatreez right here at TPFF 3 years ago and has been hooked since. Her goal in her work is to humanize Palestinians by sharing the beauty of our culture.

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