‘Stitching Palestine’ by Carol Mansour
Twelve Palestinian women sit and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories and their identity.
‘The Palestinian Idea’ with Greg Burris
Is there a link between the colonization of Palestinian lands and the enclosing of Palestinian minds?
‘Fermentation Workshop’ with Las Polish Fermentos
In this vegetable and cereal fermentation workshop, participants will share a collaborative and hands-on teamwork experience which aims for a collective conversation.
‘The Wanted 18’ by Amer Shomali
The first Intifada, 1987: Palestinian leaders urge communities to develop alternatives to Israeli products. In response, a group of Palestinian activists starts a collective dairy farm with 18 head of cattle.
‘A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief’ by Daoud Abdel Sayed
Salim's car is stolen in front of his house. When he goes to report the theft, a police detective who used to observe him as a university student recognises him, and the two become friends.
‘Land of Fear’ by Daoud Abdel Sayed
A police officer is assigned as an undercover drug dealer with the license to kill, deal in drugs, and do whatever is required for his identity to remain secret.
‘The Search of Sayyed Marzouk’ by Daoud Abdel Sayed
Yousef, an innocent and naive employee, meets on his day off a peculiar billionaire dressed as a tramp, known as Sayyed Marzouk.
‘Iraqi Music: An Overview’ with Samer Almashall
Iraqi music critic Samer Almashall Samer Almashall will present a historical overview of Iraqi music and its most significant creative episodes from the twentieth century until nowadays.
‘Son of Babylon’ by Mohamad Al-Daradji and ‘Qawana’ by Parine Jaddo
Son of Babylon: Northern Iraq, 2003, two weeks after the fall of Saddam Hussein: Ahmed, a 12-year-old boy, begrudgingly follows in the shadow of his grandmother.
Qawana: A poetic journey through Iraq in search of an Iraqi/Turkman song.
‘Baghdad in my Shadow’ by Samir
Taufiq, an old failed writer; Amal, a wife in hiding, and Muhanad, a clandestine gay IT-specialist all meet at Abu Nawas, a cosy café and popular hangout for Iraqi exiles in London.
‘Four Iraqi Short Films’
The screening of ‘Amal’s Garden’, ‘Survivors of Firdos Square’, ‘Crazy Days’ and ‘Sabyea’ will be followed by a Q&A with directors Adel Khaled and Dhyaa Joda.
‘Wounded Soul’ by Dia Azzawi
the horse represents 'an essential element in traditional narratives.
‘A Biography of Water’ by Sinan Antoon
This talk is a celebratory return to the springs and tributaries of modern Iraqi creativity — ones which the author and his works draw on.
‘Iraqisms’
'Iraqisms': a series of artistic and cultural events. 'Iraqisms' sheds light on the current art scene inside Iraq and in the diaspora.
‘Tayseer Qubaa's Activist Legacy’ with the Institute for Palestine Studies
Born in Qalqilya in 1938, Tayseer Qubaa belonged to the generation which started the Palestinian resistance movement.
‘Fertile Memory’ by Michel Khleifi
The film recounts the lives of two very different Palestinian women: Farah Hatoum, a widow living with her children and grandchildren, and Sahar Khalifeh, a West Bank novelist.
‘Stories of the Stories’ with Ma3azef
In the fifth encounter of 'Al-Ghilaf', three of Ma3azef's editors and writers discuss their specialisation in investigative and narrative articles in a joint panel followed by a Q&A.
‘1000 & 1000 Nights’ and ‘Refugees for Life’ by Hady Zaccak
Screening of ‘1000 & 1000 Nights’ and ‘Refugees for Life’ by Hady Zaccak, followed by Q&A.
‘Four Short Films’ by Fouad Elkoury
‘The Wandering Myth’, ‘Satyricon’, ‘Civil War’ and ‘Nothing to Lose” are four short films by Fouad Elkoury. Sreening will be followed by a Q&A.
‘Our Stories Festival’ with Assabil Association
As part of the activities of the Our Stories Festival, organized by the Assabil Association, Dar El-Nimer for Art and Culture will host an evening of folk tales for adults.