re:assemblage collective

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Second in a series of film screenings affirming Palestinian people’s sumud ( صمود ṣumūd) meaning "steadfastness" - a Palestinian cultural value, ideological theme and political strategy) and resilience, with an opportunity for discussions on the impacts of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and continuous repression across historic Palestine. Our two collectives are coming together to co-present screenings of current and historical films under the banner ‘from the river to the sea’, in line with other interconnected global initiatives centering Palestinian voices in cinema. The series foregrounds political education through film, concurrent with a call to support BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) for individuals and institutions across Turtle Island. This event is a part of Israeli Apartheid Week in Toronto (February 29 - March 10).

The screening is followed by testimonies from co-founder of the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations Canada, Dr. Anas al-Kassem and a discussion on the situation on the ground in Gaza.

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Indoor Screening
29 February 2024 · 7:00pm screening
Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium, CAMH · 1025 Queen Street West, Tkaronto

Entrance by donation at the door

Wheelchair accessible venue

Ma mère, David et moi · Taysir Batniji Home Movies Gaza · Basma Al-Sharif Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza ·
Mustafa Abu Ali Electrical Gaza · Rosalind Nashashibi Gaza Diary · Taysir Batniji

Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza

Directed by Mustafa Abu Ali
Palestine · 1973 · 14'00

filmic arm of the Palestinian revolution. Shot by a French news team, the footage was edited by Mustafa in Lebanon to produce one of the earliest films on the occupied territory in Gaza. Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza employs experimental editing techniques to produce a cinematically and politically subversive film. The film won the prize as best film at the Damascus Film Festival in 1973 and was the only film produced by the Palestine Cinema Group, which in 1974 became the Palestine Cinema Institute.

Mustafa Abu Ali is a Palestinian film director who was born in Malha village in 1940. He took refuge with his family in Beit Jala and then in Bethlehem, after which he relocated with his family to Jordan. He studied cinema at the London School of Film Techniques. Abu Ali worked in the Cinema Department of the Jordanian Ministry of Information for a short period, then changed jobs until he founded the Palestinian Cinema Foundation, which was affiliated with Unified Information of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Following his return to the West Bank, he re-established the Palestinian Cinema Group.