Join us for a special screening and Q&A with Moyaed Abu Amouna, a Palestinian filmmaker and artist whose powerful work spans film, photography, and experimental storytelling. Originally from Gaza City, Abu Ammouna’s art explores themes of land, identity, displacement, and the ongoing trauma of colonialism. He is the 2025 Artist at Risk Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh.
This event is part of CULTURE = LIFE: A Palestinian Artist Programme presented during Refugee Week 2025. Through his films and visual projects, Abu Amouna offers a poignant reflection on the lived experiences of Palestinians—particularly those born after the Nakba—and the legacy of forced exile and occupation. His art highlights the uprooting of roots, collective memory, and the challenges of cultural survival under continued political violence.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Abu Ammouna, where he will share insights into his creative process and speak about the narratives and emotions that inform his work. The discussion will provide a space for meaningful engagement with ideas around cultural resistance, storytelling, and the role of art in witnessing and healing.
Audiences are invited not only to watch but to reflect, ask questions, and be part of a deeper conversation on how visual art can speak across borders, challenge erasure, and amplify the voices of the marginalized.
This event is an opportunity to engage directly with one of Palestine’s most innovative and important contemporary artists. Whether you are familiar with Palestinian history or new to these conversations, we welcome you to join us for an evening of film, art, and dialogue that speaks to the power of creativity in the face of injustice.
Presented in association with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh.
