Sunday 26th November, 2023
200 Metres
Time: 12:30
Location: Stoke Gifford Community Hall, BS34 6HR
A special event for the Palestinian community and Arabic speakers.
The Bristol Palestine Film Festival is back in 2023 with a diverse lineup of the very best in contemporary Palestinian cinema, arts and culture. This year’s festival takes place 2-10 December across four independent venues across the city, with a lineup of seven feature-length films and two shorts evenings, showcasing the rich variety of stories from Palestine and the region. And for the first time we are hosting an evening of live spoken word with popular local poetry night Raise the Bar.
We acknowledge the difficult circumstances of this year’s events in Israel and Palestine, and we remain committed to our founding aim of showcasing Palestinian cinema and culture. We hope that this year’s festival will provide a space for commemoration, reflection and discussion, and we believe in giving a platform for Palestinian stories, culture and traditions. We are proud to be hosting four Directors’ Q&A sessions with award-winning film directors in our programme, and two expert panel discussions.
The festival opens on 2nd December with the hit feature film Farha and an evening of live poetry, spoken word and discussion. Over the next eight days we’re showing a diverse programme of award-winning films at Watershed, The Cube, and the Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre, including two country selections for Best International Film at the Oscars. Expect an eye-opening mix of contemporary perspectives from the region with interwoven themes of loss and memory, as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1948 nakba, when Palestinian land was occupied and dispossessed.
All events will include a merch stand with £5 Tote bags, Palestinian items and stocking fillers. All profits will be donated to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).
