Cinema of the Palestinian Revolution

Following a research and restoration project conducted by Creative Interruptions, this special screening of five restored films produced during the period of the Palestinian revolution marks an important retrieval of Palestinian revolutionary cinema, following the loss of the PLO Film Unit archive after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Until very recently the whereabouts of the archive was unknown. While it is now clear that the Israeli military seized it, its access is limited and denied to Palestinians. The aim of the restoration project has been to return these films to both a Palestinian and international public - hoping that doing so will encourage a deeper understanding of Palestinian cinema history and the intellectual ideas that influenced the PLO’s Arts and Culture Unit.

Presented in partnership with Creative Interruptions.

Followed by a conversation with Dr. Anandi Ramamurthy and filmmaker Kassem Hawal

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