DANGER, MOVIES! - Humanitarian event for Gaza

In solidarity with all the civilian victims of the long conflict between Israel and Palestine, a humanitarian event of film screenings is organized on November 16 in Kotur.

The purpose of this projection is to share content that can contribute to raising awareness of the conflict itself, but also of the need for solidarity with civilian victims.

The selected films are obtained in accordance with their authors, who themselves see the film as a platform for solidarity and a tool for critical thinking and building perspectives, which go beyond the dominant sensationalist narratives of the mass media.

At the event, an exhibition will be set up where you can buy artworks by artists from the independent art collective Kula. The funds will be donated to humanitarian organizations working in the Gaza Strip.

The screenings will start at 17:00, the entrance is on donation.

The films will be projected in the following order:

17:00 No Time To Celebrate (2018) by Ruba Salameh and Fadwa Naamna

This work is an initiative of the curator Fadwa Naamna and Ruba Salameh, a visual artist. The documentary was shot in a short period of time, with no budget and no equipment. Young Palestinian artists are developing independent cultural centers in the city of Haifa, which is known for its less tense environment and coexistence between Arabs and Jews. The quest for independence and the struggle for freedom of expression continues even in the shadows of the restrictive government, which constantly promotes control over artistic production and funds for artistic production.

18:00

The Silent Protest. Jerusalem 1929 (2019) by Mahasen Nasser-Eldin

On 26 October 1929, Palestinian women launched their women’s movement. Approximately 300 women converged on Jerusalem from all over Palestine. They held a silent demonstration through a car convoy to protest at the British High Commissioner’s bias against Arabs in the Buraq uprising. This film is their story on that day.

18:30

Recollection (2015) by Kamal Aldjafari

The film Recollection (2015) uses material from Israeli and American films from the sixties to the nineties where the protagonists are erased from the images, leaving behind only the empty surroundings of the city. Memory itself records and the background memory is saved from the screen.

20:00

It Must Be Heaven (2019) by Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman talks to us about Palestine not as something that exists, but as a future possibility, watching young Palestinians dancing in a LGBT+ club in Haifa. Elia Suleiman's critical gaze is directed at a world that is becoming more and more unjust and where the control over bodies and their movement reminds us more and more of the Palestinian history and present.

22:00

The Law in These Parts (2011) by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz

The Law in These Parts is a 2011 Israeli documentary film, written and directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, about the court system operated by the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank. The documentary is divided into five chapters and reviews the legal history of Israel's occupation of Arab territories. Alexandrowicz interviews a number of the judges who were responsible for carrying out the orders of military commanders.

23:20

3 Logical Exits (2020) by Mahdi Fleifel

In 3 Logical Exits, Mahdi Fleifel returns to Ain El-Helweh, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. The artist himself has Palestinian roots and has accompanied Reda, who lives there, since his childhood. Reda's story is placed in a broader context and functions as a representation of numerous Palestinians whose very existence in Lebanon is seen as a threat. The only way out seems to be to submerge into the consumption and sale of drugs, to join one of the rebellious factions, or to emigrate – three logical exits – the only coping strategies for a life marked by exploitation, discrimination, and racism.