Keeping you informed about Palestinian cultural heritage research, and our work here at the Archive

Keeping you informed about Palestinian cultural heritage research, and our work here at the Archive

Monday, October 26, 2015

Palestinian Film Festival Australia 2015


Time for our favorite film festival :)

Cultural Media have announced the 2015 Palestinian Film Festival program in Australia. The Festival is visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and for the first time, Perth.

It's a terrific program, full of gems like (Paradise Now and Omar director) Hany-Abu Assad's The Idol, which tells the true story of Palestine’s first pop celebrity, Mohammed Assaf who rose to fame after his victory in Arab Idol, and Palestinian cartoonist Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan's The Wanted 18, a documentary animation that  "seamlessly combines the comic and the tragically absurd ... mapping the story of non-violent resistance during the first intifada and how 18 cows came to be declared “dangerous for the security of the state of Israel”."



We are also looking forward very much to seeing Leila Sansour's Open Bethlehem.  We think the Open Bethlehem campaign is wonderful - we especially love their Bethlehem Passports :) - and we've been looking forward to an Australian screening of the film for a while.

Here's dates and details:

Sydney - Palace Norton Street:
Melbourne - The Kino Cinemas
Canberra - Palace Electric Cinema
  • Friday, 27th of November, 2015: 7pm The Idol
and for the first time:

Perth - Cinema Paradiso
For more on each film, head here to to by tickets, here.

If any Archive volunteers or Education Officers are attending sessions drop us a line over on the Archive's Facebook page so we can meet up.

Finally: We know we say this every year but it's worth repeating:

Thank you again to Cultural Media :) 

We know how much time, effort, money and love goes into organizing this event, and we want them to know we appreciate it more than we can say.

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