A
event
on Wednesday 6th December. The event starts at 19:30.
Bristol Palestine Film Festival presents:
SHORTS EVENING I
Our first shorts evening features five short films exploring memories of a lost homeland, and one that is kept alive in stories, daydreams and dancing. From the abstract Wall Piano to the compelling documentary Recovery, this evening showcases a variety of contemporary Palestinian stories, based around themes of dreams, loss and memory.
Wednesday 6th December
7:30 - 8:55pm
Palestine Museum & Cultural Centre, 27 Broad St, Bristol BS1 2HG
£8.50 (£5 concessions)
WALL PIANO
Wall Piano takes us into a daydream of a child who lives under the shadow of a separation wall. Part music video, part magical realism, Wall Piano shows children from Qalandia refugee camp dreaming of the apartheid wall as something other than an immovable barrier controlling their lives.
Film details: Directors: Asma Ghanem, Christopher Marianetti, Alexia Webster | Genre: Experimental | Year: 2020 | Location: Palestine | Duration: 3 mins |
COMING HOME
Coming Home is an intimate portrait of Freedom Dabka Group, a group of Palestinian-American performers who use the traditional Dabka dance as a means to connect to their community, their culture, and each other.
Film details: Directors: Naim Naif & Margot Bowman | Genre: Documentary | Year: 2022 | Location: USA | Duration: 10 mins |
A'LAM
Nassim visits his best friend May, before she moves to the United States. They spend their last night together in Jerusalem, involving tricky encounters and difficult conversations.
Film details: Director: Saleh Saadi | Genre: Drama | Year: 2022 | Location: Palestine | Duration: 25 mins |
MARIAM
Mariam is an ode to Zaid, a closeted young Arab-American teen who deals with a one-dimensional angry father, takes care of his grandfather suffering from Alzheimer’s, but also struggles with understanding his identity, duty to his family, fear of rejection and the impossibility of his acceptance to his family and culture.
Film details: Director: Reem Jubran | Genre: Drama | Year: 2021 | Location: USA | Duration: 10 mins |
RECOVERY
As if we were strolling through its streets and attending its very first shows and screenings, director Rashid Masharawi takes us on a tour of Jaffa, the birthplace of his parents and grandparents, who were forced into exile in 1948. Recovery is a cinematic experience that attempts to cloud the border between time and space as we are taking on a tour of photos from 1930 to 1948, allowing Masharawi’s nostalgia to breathe a new life into the static bodies portrayed.
Film details: Director: Rashid Masharawi | Genre: Documentary | Year: 2021 | Location: Palestine | Duration: 60 mins |
At all events we will be selling festival merch, artwork and unique products designed by talented Palestinian creatives. This year all profits will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). In addition all donations received by BristolPFF, through HeadFirst or at screenings, will be passed directly to MAP.