FILM PROGRAM 2023

MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Directed by Maha Haj
2022 | PG15 | Drama Comedy 
​Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles | 108’

Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. While the scheme turns into an unexpected friendship between the two men, it leads them into a journey of dark encounters.

JAN 27 | 07:00 PM | OPENING NIGHT FILM
FEB 01 | 07:00 PM 
FEB 04 | Q&A WITH DIRECTOR MAHA HAJ (ZOOM)

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FORAGERS​

Directed by Jumana Manna 
2022 | PG15 | Documentary, Fiction |
Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles | 65’

Foragers depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine with wry humor and a meditative pace.Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee and Jerusalem, it moves between fiction, documentary and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. The restrictions prohibit the collection of the artichoke-like ’akkoub and za'atar (thyme), and have resulted in nes and trials for hundreds caught collecting these native plants. For Palestinians, these laws constitute an ecological veil for legislation that further alienates them from their land while Israeli state representatives insist on their scientific expertise and duty to protect. Following the plants from the wild to the kitchen, from the chases between the foragers and the nature patrol, to courtroom defenses, Foragers captures the inherited love, joy and knowledge in these traditions alongside their resilience to the prohibitive law. By reframing the terms and constraints of preservation, the lm raises questions around the politics of extinction, namely who determines what is made extinct and what gets to live on.

​*JAN 28 | 07:00 PM | Q&A WITH DIRECTOR JUMANA MANNA (ZOOM)
JAN 31 | 09:30 PM
FRB 01 | 08:00 PM (OUTDOORS)
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SARURA

Directed by Nicola Zambelli
2022 | PG15 | Documentary 
Arabic, Hebrew, English with English subtitles | 80’

At the gates of the Negev desert, a group of young Palestinians  fights against the Israeli military occupation. "Youth of Sumud” - the youth of steadfast perseverance - tries to return to their people the 
land that was taken from their families, restructuring the ancient cave village of Sarura.

​They face aggression with nonviolent action, defending themselves from rifles with their video cameras; they oppose desolation and death with hope and life.Ten years after their first documentary on the nonviolent struggle in the West Bank, the directors return to the village of At-Tuwani and, using archival material more than 15 years old, tell how the children have grown up.

*JAN 29 | 09:45 PM 
FEB 03 | 07:00 PM | Q&A WITH DIRECTOR NICOLA ZAMBELLI & YOUTH OF SUMUD REPRESENTATIVE (ZOOM)
FEB 04 | 05:00 PM
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ALAM

Directed by Firas Khoury 
2022 | PG15 | Drama 
Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles | 109’

Tamer and his friends lead a typical Palestinian student's life -- until the beautiful Maysaa arrives. To please her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious operation on the eve of Israel's Independence Day, a mourning day for Palestinians.

JAN 29 | 07:00 PM | Q&A WITH FIRAS KHOURY | INVITE ONLY
JAN 30 | 07:00 PM | Q&A WITH FIRAS KHOURY | INVITE ONLY
FEB 05 | 04:30 PM | INVITE ONLY

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MICHEL KHLEIFI RETROSPECTIVE

WEDDING IN GALILEE

Directed by Michel Khleifi
1987 | PG15 | Drama Feature
Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish with English subtitles | 113’

The elder of a Palestinian village under Israeli military rule wants permission to hold a wedding that will go past the imposed curfew. The Army commander agrees on the condition that he and his officers be guests of honor.

JAN 27 | 09:30 PM
JAN 31| 07:00 PM

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​TALE OF THE THREE JEWELS

Directed by Michel Khleifi
1995 | PG15 | Drama Feature | Arabic with English subtitles | 112’

​Yussef is a twelve-year old Palestinian child of the First Intifada. With his father is in prison and his brother a fugitive from the Israeli army, he lives alone with his mother and sister. Though his life is marked by violence, he lives in his imagination, often escaping from the refugee-camp into the Gaza countryside. While hunting for birds one day, Yussef meets Aida, a young gypsy girl who poses a daunting challenge, leading him into a perilous adventure. This lyrical and moving work was shot in the early months of 1994, while Gaza remained under Israeli military occupation, and was the first feature film ever to be shot entirely in the Gaza Strip.

JAN 28 | 09:00 PM
FEB 02 | 07:00 PM

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​FERTILE MEMORY

Directed by Michel Khleifi
1980 | PG15 | Documentary 
Arabic with English subtitles | 99’
Fertile Memory is the feature debut of pioneering director Michel Khleifi. Lyrically blending both documentary and narrative elements, Khleifi skillfully and lovingly crafts a portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles both define and transcend the politics that have torn apart their homes and their lives.

JAN 30 | 09:45 PM
FEB 03 | 04:30 PM

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SHORTS PROGRAM

SHORTS PROGRAM 1
​PALESTINIAN QUOTIDIEN

*JAN 28 | 05:00 PM | Q&A WITH MOHAMMAD MANSOUR
FEB 02 | 09:30 PM | Q&A WITH ASHRAF DOWANI

SHORTS PROGRAM 2
REMEMBRANCE

*JAN 29 | 04:30 PM | Q&A WITH FARAH ABOU KHARROUB
FEB 01 | 09:30 PM

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