Love And Desire In Palestine – A Programme Of 3 Films + Discussion

Coinciding with the month of Valentine’s, Cinema Palestino and Creative Interruptions are showing three Palestinian films that explore experiences of romantic love, love of family and love of home when living under occupation and dispossession.

BONBONNE  Rakan Mayasi (Palestine, Lebanon) 15 mins

CONDOM LEAD  Mohammed and Ahmad Abou Nasser (Palestine) 2103, 15mins

GAZA CALLING dir Nahed Awwad, (Palestine, Switzerland, UAE) 2012, 64 min.

The screening with be followed by a Q&A with independent Palestinian film maker Nahed Awwad who has worked in the industry since 1997.  In 2002 she started directing her own films, making a mixture of experimental, short and feature length documentaries. To date she has released 8 films.

Full details of the programme and tickets for the event are available from HomeMcr. Book early so the programme is screened in a larger theatre and to avoid disappointment!!! 

Details

Monday 25th February 2019 18.15 (prompt as no adverts!) Home Cinema, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN Ticket Link

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