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Sep
29
11:00 AM11:00
Special Events, Sun 1, Past Events

TPFF SAHTAIN! BRUNCH

Petra Restaurant 1100 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Mississauga

TPFF SAHTAIN! BRUNCH

Sahtain! Take a culinary trip through Palestine's traditional breakfast cuisine and enjoy a wide array of delicious dishes with our very welcoming TPFF community. Join us on Sunday, September 29 11:00 am for our always popular Sahtain! Brunch at Petra Restaurant. Worth the trip to Mississauga! Tickets are expected to sell fast! Get your tickets as soon as possible to guarantee admission. Vegetarian friendly. Sahtain! Brunch is generously sponsored by Petra Restaurant!

We are pleased to have Palestinian musician and oud player Mariam Shakaa join us for a special oud performance at the brunch.  Mariam is an emerging talent who recently arrived to Toronto from Nablus to continue her studies at the University of Toronto. She has won several awards for her music including the second place in the Palestine Youth Competition of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in 2021; and the winner of the Marcel Khalifa Prize in the International Oud Competition in Lebanon 2022.  Follow her at @shakaa_mariam

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Sep
27
7:00 PM19:00
Concert, Friday September 27, Special Events, Past Events

TPFF Presents Nai Barghouti in Concert

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Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge Street (North York)

Nai Barghouti in Concert

Date: September 27, 2024
Time: Doors 7pm; Show 8:00 pm SHARP
Location: Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St, North York

Join us for an electrifying evening of music with the sensational Nai Barghouti at the 17th Toronto Palestine Film Festival. Renowned for her powerful voice and deeply emotive performances, Nai Barghouti is a celebrated Palestinian singer, composer, and flautist. Her music seamlessly blends traditional Arabic melodies with contemporary influences, creating a captivating and unique sound that transcends borders and stirs souls. 

Accompanied by her highly-acclaimed band, Nai Barghouti’s Canadian debut promises to be an enthralling experience that celebrates resilience, identity, and the richness of Palestinian culture. Entitled Unheard: an evening of grief, hope and joy, Nai’s tour is dedicated to the people of Gaza. The performance pays tribute to the beautiful souls lost, honours those who continue to dream, and expresses our collective solidarity for justice, dignity and freedom for Palestinians.    

This extraordinary concert can’t be missed. Secure your tickets now for an unforgettable night with Nai Barghouti at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival.

About Nai Barghouti

Nai Barghouti is an award-winning Palestinian singer, composer, and flautist who has taken the music world by storm. Since her first concerts in Ramallah and Cairo at age 14, Nai has mesmerised audiences across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Hailing from Jerusalem, this extraordinary artist has been celebrated as a "classical diva" and an "exceptional virtuosa," leaving an indelible mark on the global music scene.

Nai’s vocals have been described as evoking the qualities of the Arab legends, such as Umm Kulthoum and Fairouz, that have inspired Nai early in her music education. Nai’s love of the blues and jazz, classical Indian music, and Brazilian music also influence her music style and vocal techniques. In 2022, Nai debuted her critically acclaimed first album, Nai 1, a genre-defying, contemporary showcase of her musicality and vocal prowess. In 2023, she collaborated with the grammy-winning EDM artist Skrillex on their hit Xena, an electronic remix of a Palestinian folk song, which received rave reviews in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, among others.

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Sep
25
to Sep 29
Art Exhibition, Wednesday September 25, Special Events, Past Events

Art Exhibition: Ibrahim Abusitta and Malak Mattar

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Sept 25-29, 2024
Exhibition Space of the Lightbox, 350 King St W, Toronto

This incredible exhibition featuring two artist with roots in Gaza will be on display for the duration of the in-person festival at the Lightbox. Both Malak and Ibrahim’s works offer personal reflections of the current state of Gaza through their art. Each artist will doing an artist talk about their work.

Sept 27, 6:45PM TPFF x Afikra: Artist Salon with Malak Mattar

Sept 29, 2:00PM Ibrahim Abusitta: Artist Talk and Exhibition Walk-through

Artist Statement: 

In his work, Ibrahim Abusitta explores the rich tapestry of Palestinian history and present realities. Blending personal imagery, ancestral narratives, and depictions of momentous events, he offers a multifaceted exploration of the Palestinian experience.

Central to his work is the motif of a house, symbolizing his grandparents’ home destroyed in the recent Gaza assault. This motif serves as both frame and outline, grounding viewers in the concept of home and its significance in Palestinian narratives.

Inspired by vivid hues of memory and dream-like collective consciousness, his paintings traverse past, present, and imagined futures. Through an interplay of colours and contrasting scenes, he invites viewers on a visual journey where history converges with contemporary struggles, and personal stories intertwine with broader narratives of resistance and resilience.

Amid media imagery depicting war atrocities, the artist aims to offer a nuanced perspective acknowledging complex historical layers and the enduring spirit of people seeking liberation. By highlighting significant moments recognizable to those familiar with the Palestinian cause, he strives to foster empathy, understanding, and deeper engagement with the ongoing struggle for justice and freedom.

Malak Mattar, No Words, 2024, oil on primed linen, 218 x 485 cm

No Words is a large painting that documents the harrowing events of the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, which started in October 2023, and in which over 100,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured to date. It portrays the devastation inflicted upon human lives, animals, archaeological sites, and cherished historical buildings, alongside the profound impact of forced displacement, which has eviscerated Palestinian society for generations. Drawing from witness testimonies and images from family and friends, the press and social media, Malak Mattar (b. 1999) made the monumental work in approximately one month (January–February 2024) after weeks of careful planning, sketching and preparation, at the same time as dealing with the trauma of seeing her home destroyed from afar, as well as unprecedented anxiety over her immediate family who remain in central Gaza to this day. Packed with personal stories and motifs familiar to the artist from her childhood under occupation, this important work is therefore an accurate reflection of not only the largest human tragedy of this century, but also the emotions of one of Palestine’s most promising and determined young artists.

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