As part of #IsraeliApartheidWeek 2024 you are invited to a special one day Palestine film festival on Sunday 24th March in The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 hosted by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
The screening times are SHARP.
Annual Robert Navan Memorial Screening
1pm: Paradise Now
As our annual tribute to our late friend Robert Navan of the Progressive Film Club, we screen a classic Palestinian film.
A classic of Palestinian cinema, Paradise Now tells the story of two childhood friends who have been recruited for a suicide attack, and focuses on their last days together. When they are intercepted at the Israeli border and separated from their handlers, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions.
In the words director Hany Abu-Assad, “the film is an artistic point of view of a political issue. The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil; and art wants to see it as a human thing.”
Paradise Now won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was Palestine’s first ever Oscar-nominated film.
“Remarkable” – New York Magazine
“A human face on the headlines” – Rolling Stone
Runtime: 91mins
Released: 2005 Language: Arabic with English Subtitles
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
3pm: One More Jump
The pain and frustration of young Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are shown through the prism of a parkour team. Gaza Parkour Team founder Abdallah has managed to escape Gaza. His friend Jehad still lives there, training young athletes for whom sport remains the only thing imbued with hope amidst the Israeli imposed siege.
Is it better to leave to fulfil your dreams or stay and fight for your country? The question is the common thread running through this deeply moving account of sport, friendship, and exile.
“Sensitively relates the painful and frustrating situation of young Palestinians in the Gaza Strip” – Cineuropa
“Brilliant cinematography… beautiful presentation and serious subject matter” – Asian Movie Pulse
Runtime: 83mins Released: 2019
Language: English & Arabic with English Subtitles Director: Manu Gerosa
4:45pm: Ambulance
With obvious parallels to the genocide unfolding today, this is a raw, first-person account of the Israeli assault on Gaza in the summer of 2014.
Mohamed Jabaly, a young man from Gaza City, joins an ambulance crew as war approaches, looking for his place in a country under siege, where at times there seems to be no foreseeable future. While thousands of things are published on the recurring violence in Gaza, the stories behind them remain hidden. Not this one.
“Will leave you in a state of speechlessness, incredulity and admiration for [Palestinians’] bravery” – Cinevue
“A wider, more thoughtful portrait of a city under siege… a fascinating testimonial to personal and collective resilience.” – Screendaily
Runtime: 80mins Released: 2016
Language: Arabic with English Subtitles Director: Mohamed Jabaly
