Explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice under occupation.
(Arabic, Hebrew, English, English subitiles)
Maurizio Benazzo, Zaya Benazzo, USA 2023, 1 hr 43mins
Presented with SPARK Social Justice.
At the end of the film there will be the opportunity to join a facilitated discussion.
Doors will open at 6pm, film starts 7pm
Join Natalie Quatermass for a family-friendly, creative workshop, where everyone can have the chance to show their love and solidarity for Palestine.
Craft activities, storytelling and creative writing for everyone! A chance to come together and celebrate Palestinian culture.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
11am Refreshments
11.30-1.30 Workshop
ONLY 14 PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS WORKSHOP!
Join us for a relaxing, informative day with a delicious simple Palestinian buffet lunch and good company.
Workshop tutor: Helen Barnes, an artist who has worked in textiles teaching and exhibiting works for many years and will ensure that you get the most out of the session.
All profits from the workshop will be donated to the Bethlehem Embroidery Co-operation.
Doors open: 10am
Start:10.30am
ONLY 16 PLACES AVAILABLE
With international reporters locked out, Palestinian journalists have made huge sacrifices to keep the world informed of the genocide in Gaza. More media workers have been killed by Israel since October 7 than in any other conflict in modern history.
Using film, presentation and discussion, Palestinian journalists Juman Quneis and Ahmed Alnaouq will tell us about the crucial work that journalists do in Gaza and the West Bank to keep the world informed of the unprecedented killing and destruction.
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to fight for Palestinian equality and redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
(English)
Erin Axelman & Sam Eilersten, USA 2023, 1hr 24 mins
Presented with Leeds University PSC.
Speaker: Anne Caldwell, University Teaching Fellow
Film-maker Farah Nabulsi says:
“Although I was born, raised, and educated in the UK, in London, my blood, my heritage is very much Palestinian... I wanted to get specific and tell a personal story about someone living that reality, and explore the real-life conditions, experiences, and human emotions that drive a person to make certain choices and take certain actions... My intention with THE TEACHER is to take audiences on an intense, emotional journey into those lives and experiences...”
(English, Arabic, English subtitles)
Farha is a dramatised historical account of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl who lives through the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) that led to the displacement of 750,000 Palestinian citizens and deaths of 15,000 more.
The film centres on Farha’s experiences when she is locked in a storage room by her father, as Israeli soldiers attack her village. It is a powerful and provocative coming-of-age journey of a young girl whose innocence is destroyed by the violence she witnesses
(Arabic, English, Hebrew, English subtitles)
We invite you to a family friendly evening of kite making and film watching.
Set in Gaza in 2010, this uplifting film is a celebration of the creativity of Palestinian youth, in the most desolate of circumstances, as young people try to break the Guinness Record for kite flying.
(English, Arabic, English subtitles)
Roger Hill, Nitin Sawhney, Israel, Palestine, USA 2013, 1hr 11mins
Presented with St Lukes Cares.
Doors open 5:30
Kite Making 5:30
Refreshments 6:30
Film screening 7:30
A powerful and moving documentary filmed in the West Bank’s Masafar Yatta area.
It follows Basel (Palestinian activist and lawyer) and Yuval (Israeli activist and journalist) and reveals the stark difference between their lives - Basel lives under military occupation, under threat of constant violence and surveillance whereas Yuval is free to roam and return after a day’s filming to Israeli territories.
(Arabic, Hebrew, English, English subtitles)
Richard Burgon, MP for East Leeds, will do a launch address at the screening.
Back with a bang, award-winning comedian Sam Avery returns with his electrifying new show, Thunderstorm!
In his trademark punchy style, Sam takes you on a whirlwind journey through the chaos of the modern world – from parenting disasters to culture wars, conspiracy theories to political morons.
With sharp wit and a stormy twist, he’s here to prove that the only way to weather modern life is through laughter!
Expect thunderous punchlines, lightning-fast jokes, and a night of belly laughs you won’t forget.