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A partnership event with Pax Christi and Justice & Peace (Leeds Diocese)
THE PANEL
John Battle (Chair) is the former MP for Leeds West and Chair of
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Saeed Taji Farouky in conversation with Catriona Mahmoud
We are delighted to be celebrating the work of the acclaimed Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir this year.
Deepen your
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A warm welcome to get you into Festival mood from:
Mariam Zaqout, on behalf of the Festival team and
Councillor Judith Blake, the leader of Leeds City Council
Palestine Underground Director: Jessica Kelly Release year: 2018 Length: 27 mins Available: Worldwide
The Palestinian music scene, including techno DJs, hip hop producers and rappers, refuses to dwindle.
Explore the flourishing underground music scene in Occupied Palestinian Territory, the West Bank. These Palestinian artists are blossoming in their creativity despite enforced constraints from the Israeli government, restrictions on their movements
A young girl in a refugee camp learns about her family history through stories told by 3 generations
A tender documentary about a creative act of dissent, a story of hope and peaceful resistance
A 65-year-old couple of puppeteers set off on their last tour between Israel and Palestine
Twenty-four powerful voices from the American Jewish community describe their personal journeys
Brings out of anonymity the courageous women activists who have remained on the margins of history – until now
Annemarie Jacir was born in Bethlehem and has been working in independent cinema since 1998. Her 2003 short film, Like Twenty Impossibles, was the first Arab short to be officially selected for Cannes; her 2008 feature Salt of This Sea was the first from a Palestinian woman. Both it and 2012’s award-winning When I Saw You, which starred Saleh Bakri,
