Witness Palestine Film Festival

General admission

Student

Western NY PremierLife is Beautiful (2023)Documentary, 1h 30mDir. Mohamed Jabaly  The young Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly is visiting a film festival in Tromsø, Norway in 2014, when the borders to Gaza close. He finds himself stuck in the arctic winter. Little does he know that it will be seven years before he can see his family again. If he goes back to Gaza, he may never be able to leave again and continue his work as an acclaimed film director, sharing his stories with the world. Life is Beautiful premiered at IDFA 2023, where Jabaly was awarded the prize for Best Director.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name , Thank you for your ticket purchase for Life is Beautiful! The full cost of your ticket will go toward supporting the artists who made the film, and fulfilling the mission of the Witness Palestine Film Festival. To learn more about us and this year's program, visit https://wpff.us.  WPFF is a wholly volunteer initiative of the 501(c)3 organization, Rochester Witness for Palestine.  If you would like to contribute further, please visit rw4p.us/donate. Truly,WPFF

Western NY PremierLife is Beautiful (2023)Documentary, 1h 30mDir. Mohamed Jabaly  The young Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly is visiting a film festival in Tromsø, Norway in 2014, when the borders to Gaza close. He finds himself stuck in the arctic winter. Little does he know that it will be seven years before he can see his family again. If he goes back to Gaza, he may never be able to leave again and continue his work as an acclaimed film director, sharing his stories with the world. Life is Beautiful premiered at IDFA 2023, where Jabaly was awarded the prize for Best Director.

Witness Palestine Film Festival

Life is Beautiful (2023)

900 East Ave

General admission

US$10

Student

US$8

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