Through The Eyes Of Others – Launch Event
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
Can powerful stories create change?
Emma Alpert interviewed by Kholoud Al-Ajarma
Emma Alpert is the Deputy Director of Just Vision, the film company behind two of the most inspiring films in the Festival: Naila and Budrus. Just Vision is a unique non-partisan and non-profit organisation dedicated to telling the stories of Palestinian and Israeli grassroots leaders who are committed to ending the occupation and conflict through peaceful protest.
Kholoud Al-Jarma is a Palestinian award-winning photographer, film-maker, and human rights advocate with experience of leading projects mainly for children and youth in refugee communities in Palestine.
Conversation About Annemarie Jacir
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 appreciation of her two successful dramas in our programme – When I Saw You and Wajib – by tuning in to this conversation about her work.
Saeed is a Palestinian documentary film-maker dedicated to promoting human rights and social justice through his documentaries. His latest documentary, Tell Spring Not to Come This Year, won two awards. He is a regular human rights speaker and educator with Amnesty International and has been teaching filmmaking and cinematography for over 10 years.
Catriona is a freelance programmer and marketer for various cinemas and film festivals across the UK. She is currently Programme and Marketing Director of Screen25, a community cinema in South London, and Social Media Manager of Leeds Palestinian Film Festival.
Jews Step Forward – Panel Discussion
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 the Diocese of Leeds Justice & Peace Commission. He is a long-time campaigner against poverty and injustice, supporter of Palestine, and now focused on local issues.
Pat Gaffney is the former General Secretary of Pax Christi in the UK, the International Catholic Movement for Peace. She has been on many fact-finding and solidarity visits to Israel and Palestine, and led an alternative peace pilgrimage to the region.
Dr Alice Rothchild is a retired US physician, women’s health activist, author, filmmaker, Steering Committee Member of Jewish Voice for Peace, Health Advisory Council and one of the interviewees in the film.
Adam Saeed is a Palestinian student of Arabic and Politics at the University of Leeds, cinema lover and activist in the Apartheid Off Campus student led-network (find them on Twitter: @AOC_movement)
Interview with Annemarie Jacir
We love the subtlety of Annemarie Jacir’s films, and we are thrilled that she is taking time from a busy schedule to join us from Palestine for an interview about her work, and her views on contemporary Arab cinema.
Two of Annemarie’s films, Wajib and When I Saw You are currently available to watch as part of Leeds Palestinian Film Festival 2020.
Annemarie is a Palestinian filmmaker and was one of the founders of Philistine Films, an independent production company with offices in both Palestine and Jordan, which was created to support new voices and to offer a platform for the emerging independent Arab film scene. In 2018, she served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival and in 2020 on the main Competition Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Annemarie will be interviewed by Catriona Mahmoud, a freelance programmer and marketer for various cinemas and film festivals across the UK. She is currently Programme and Marketing Director of Screen25, a community cinema in South London, and Social Media Manager of Leeds Palestinian Film Festival.
