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Palestinians are often summed up as an ‘occupied people,’ and are spoken for, despite having countless stories to tell. Using cinema as a tool of resistance, we strive to decolonize the narrative and equip audiences with historical context. We want to build community while celebrating Palestinian art and culture through cinema, music, cuisine, and other storytelling mediums.\r\n\r\nScotland’s exposure to Palestinian society, art, culture, and humanity altogether remains rather limited. We hope to contribute to filling this gap, using both classical and contemporary cinema, primarily, but not exclusively. We strive to highlight Palestinian steadfast resistance, cultural pride and preservation, stories of love, and in the words of poet Rafeef Ziadah, teachings of life. In so doing, we offer a refreshing portrayal that encompasses the geographic, linguistic, and experiential diversity of the Palestinian people, globally.\r\n\r\n
3000 Nights (12A) tells the story of a young Palestinian school teacher who gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison, where she fights to survive, protect her son and maintain hope.
READ MORER21 AKA Restoring Solidarity (12A), is a collection of 16mm films by militant filmmakers from various countries.
READ MOREThis is a collection of short films exploring themes and experiences of time and space. All films are subtitled in English.
READ MOREInfiltrators is a visceral “road movie” that chronicles the daily travails of Palestinians of all backgrounds as they seek routes through, under, around, and over a bewildering matrix of barriers.
READ MOREElderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their own land and the harsh restrictions imposed by their occupiers on the basis of preservation.
READ MOREEnjoy dinner and live storytelling featuring Glasgow-based Palestinian chefs Hiba and her daughter Dana of Hiba’s Palestinian Kitchen, and Edinburgh-based Palestinian author and cook Diline Abushaba
READ MOREA collection of short films exploring the theme of children and childhood under occupation. The films will be followed by a virtual Q&A with director Farah Nabulsi.
READ MOREThis is a pair of documentary films on Gaza and Gazan experiences, followed by a Q&A with Ahmed Alnaouq, a Palestinian journalist from Gaza and the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers.
READ MOREHow does occupation and siege affect art and individual artists? Join Palestinian artist Malak Mattar as she shares her experiences!
READ MOREMuna and her teenage son leave the West Bank, dreaming of an exciting future in the promised land of small-town Illinois, USA. But starting a new life proves harder than they could have imagined.
READ MOREThe story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world, Lyd (15) explores what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have become.
READ MOREGazelleband present the music of Palestine and beyond through the medium of traditional string instruments, the oud and buzuq.
READ MOREJoin in with craft activities, colouring books, storytelling, henna, reading materials for all ages, and children's books in Arabic!
READ MOREA staple of the music festival calendar in Edinburgh since 2018, Edinburgh Summer Sessions will take place in the Royal Highland Showgrounds from 2024.
READ MORELammermuir Festival is East Lothian's celebration of Beautiful Music in Beautiful Places.
READ MORELeith Festival is an array of colour, sound, culture and pageantry that takes place over nine days in June.
READ MOREEdinburgh International Children's Festival of performing arts for children and young people.
READ MOREThe 17th edition of Manipulate Festival will take place between 1st - 11th February 2024.
READ MORERed Red Rose Street returns for 2018 with a festival of Burns’ music and words running from 25th - 27th January.
READ MOREEdinburgh's Christmas is a spectacular, season of festive entertainment in the heart of the city.
READ MOREThe Festival of Politics returns on Thursday 10 October 2019 and aims to provoke and inspire people of all ages and from every walk of life to listen, engage and debate.
READ MOREFormerly the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival, FuturePlay is on from the 3rd to 26th August.
READ MORELuminate: Scotland's creative ageing festival celebrating creativity as we age.
READ MOREThe Saltire Festival returns for 2022 celebrating St. Andrew's Day in the Home of the Flag!
READ MOREThe Edinburgh International Festival is an unparalleled celebration of music, theatre, opera and dance performed across our beautiful city.
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