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Free Admission

LXCL:Optional donation. 100% of proceeds will go towards supporting the Palestinian National Theatre / El-Hakawati. You can also donate directly to their fundraiser here: <a href="https://whydonate.com/fundraising/help-protect-the-palestinian-national-theatre-el-hakawati" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="lxcl-link" dir="ltr">https://whydonate.com/fundraising/help-protect-the-palestinian-national-theatre-el-hakawati</a>

Solidarity ticket

November 1, 6-8pmJ. A. de S&egrave;ve Cinema (1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O) Since 2014, Days of Cinema has been Palestine&rsquo;s leading international film festival, bringing Palestinian and international cinema to audiences across Palestine each year from late October to early November. Since 2023, however, the festival has been unable to take place in its traditional format. In response, Palestine Cinema Days Around the World was created. The initiative invites cultural practitioners, filmmakers, artists, and organizations around the world to organize screenings of curated films for their local audiences&mdash;as an act of cultural solidarity and a way of ensuring that Palestinian cinema continues to circulate, connect communities, and be experienced collectively. The Dream Mohammad Malas | Documentary | 45 minA collection of interviews with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon during the civil war, interviewed by Malas about what dreams they saw when they went to sleep. They Do Not Exist Mustafa Abu Ali | Documentary / War | 25 min Shooting under extraordinary conditions, the director covers conditions in Lebanon&rsquo;s refugee camps, the effects of Israeli bombardments, and the lives of guerrillas in training camps. The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing Theo Panagopoulos | Documentary | 17 min When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage Accessibility:The J. A. de S&egrave;ve Cinema is wheelchair accessible; there is room at the back of the screening room with space for four wheelchair users.

November 1, 6-8pmJ. A. de Sève Cinema (1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O) Since 2014, Days of Cinema has been Palestine’s leading international film festival, bringing Palestinian and international cinema to audiences across Palestine each year from late October to early November. Since 2023, however, the festival has been unable to take place in its traditional format. In response, Palestine Cinema Days Around the World was created. The initiative invites cultural practitioners, filmmakers, artists, and organizations around the world to organize screenings of curated films for their local audiences—as an act of cultural solidarity and a way of ensuring that Palestinian cinema continues to circulate, connect communities, and be experienced collectively. The Dream Mohammad Malas | Documentary | 45 minA collection of interviews with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon during the civil war, interviewed by Malas about what dreams they saw when they went to sleep. They Do Not Exist Mustafa Abu Ali | Documentary / War | 25 min Shooting under extraordinary conditions, the director covers conditions in Lebanon’s refugee camps, the effects of Israeli bombardments, and the lives of guerrillas in training camps. The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing Theo Panagopoulos | Documentary | 17 min When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage Accessibility:The J. A. de Sève Cinema is wheelchair accessible; there is room at the back of the screening room with space for four wheelchair users.

QPIRG-McGill

Palestine Cinema Days: November 1

1400 Maisonneuve Blvd W

Free Admission

Free

Solidarity ticket