Festival Programme 2019

Time: 19:30

Location: Palestine Museum, BS1 2HG

In 2007 Banksy slips into Palestine to paint on walls. What follows is a story of clashing cultures, art, identity, theft and the black market.

Time: 19:30

Location: St Margaret’s Hall, Bradford-upon-Avon

Despite being worlds apart, Sarah and Saleem risk everything as they embark on an illicit affair that could tear apart their unsuspecting respective families.

Time: 19:30

Location: Palestine Museum, BS1 2HG

An intimate semi-biographical portrait of Palestinians living as a minority in their own homeland between 1948 and the present day, from the acclaimed director of Divine Intervention.

Time: 20:00

Location: The Windmill Film Club, BS3 4LU

Tired of the restrictions of living under occupation and the conservative Hamas government, a group of young men and women find their freedom in the waves of the Mediterranean – they are the surfers of Gaza.

Time: 20:00

Location: The Lazy Dog, BS7 9JR

Shadi returns to Nazareth for his sister’s wedding and despite a strained relationship, agrees to help his father hand-deliver the invitations to each guest, as per local Palestinian custom.

Time: 15:50

Location: Watershed, BS1 5TX

Screening of four lost films from the Palestine Film Unit, made in the revolutionary 60s and 70s and now restored to pristine condition. Don’t miss this memorable event.

Time: 18:00

Location: Watershed, BS1 5TX

Stunningly shot in atmospheric black and white, this otherworldly rumination on memory, history, place and identity premiered at the Venice Biennale in 2019.

Time: 19:30

Location: Curzon Clevedon, BS21 6NN

In this beautifully shot documentary about everyday life in the ‘open prison’ of Gaza, the headlines are stripped back and the political brinkmanship side-lined, to make way for individual human stories, and the struggle for a meaningful life.

Time: 18:00

Location: Watershed, BS1 5TX

After spending more than a decade in prison for a failed attack on an Israeli settler, Ziad struggles to readjust to life in Ramallah.

Time: 19:00

Location: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Despite being worlds apart, Sarah and Saleem risk everything as they embark on an illicit affair that could tear apart their unsuspecting respective families.

Time: 20:00

Location: The Cube, BS2 8NQ

In this beautifully shot documentary about everyday life in the ‘open prison’ of Gaza, the headlines are stripped back and the political brinkmanship side-lined to make way for individual human stories, and the struggle for a meaningful life.

Time: 15:00

Location: Palestine Museum, BS1 2HG

Bringing together a collection of some of the best short films to emerge from Palestine and about Palestinians this year, including drama, documentary and animation.

Time: 17:00

Location: St George

Bristol Palestine Film Festival is delighted to welcome Ahmed Masoud as our writer in residence at this year’s festival.

Time: 18:00

Location: Watershed, BS1 5TX

A 2000-year old statue of Apollo is found near Gaza, only to disappear all of a sudden. This documentary film is full of mystery and unexpected plot twists.

Time: 19:00

Location: St George's Bristol

An inspirational story about social entrepreneur Mariam Shaar and her fellow refugee women who set out to change their fate by launching a catering company.

Time: 20:00

Location: The Cube, BS2 8NQ

In order to confront the ghosts that haunt him, Palestinian director Raed Andoni assembles a group of ex-prisoners to build a replica of Israel’s main interrogation centre, where he was once jailed, and re-enact its stories.

Time: 16:00

Location: Watershed, BS1 5TX

This delightful film uses stop-frame and 2D animation to tell the story of Wardi, a young girl living in a Palestinian refugee camp, who learns about her family's history through three previous generations of refugees.

Time: 18:00

Location: Watershed, BS1 5TX

Elia Suleiman brings deadpan humour to this Cannes award-winning film, as he travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland.

Time: 20:00

Location: The Cube, BS2 8NQ

In the shadow of a wall stands a new generation of Palestinians. With defiant creativity – and a passion for parkour – they prove that no matter the height of the obstacle, one can always climb.