Framing Palestine not simply as a land or a subject of Western scrutiny but as an active gaze directed toward Europe and the West, these films illuminate diverse Palestinian perspectives. Spanning fiction, documentary, and experimental forms, they challenge the notion of Palestine as an “elsewhere,” revealing the deep entanglements of occupation and genocide within Europe. They ultimately pose a crucial question: what is the role of Palestinian artists, if not to look back at the colonial structures that have led to the oppression and annihilation of their people?

The screening will be followed by a spoken word performance by a London-based Palestinian artist as a poetic interpretation of the event’s themes.

This programme is curated by Theo Panagopoulos. 

The Goodness Regime, dir. Jumana Manna and Sille Storihle, Norway / Palestine 2013, 20mins

It's a long way from Amphioxus, dir. Kamal Aljafari, Germany 2019, 25mins

Elefsina Notre Amour, dir. Mahdi Fleifel, Greece 2023, 9mins

They Live in Forests, They are Extremely Shy, dir. Saeed Taji Farouky, UK 2016, 4mins

We began by measuring distance, dir. Basma Alsharif, Egypt 2009, 19mins

Contains themes of death and injury.