Where Olive Trees Weep
Hosted by Mukunda Studio
In-person
When
Jul 20, 6:30 PM PDT
Where
Mukunda Studio
1250 Folsom Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Price
$12.00 USD per person
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About the event
Welcome to Movie Night @mukunda! We bring films that inspire thought-provoking conversations after viewing the featured film together. Optional dinner for an additional cost or feel free to bring your own vegan/vegetarian dish to enjoy. Details for the optional meal will be sent out 3-5 days before the screening.
6:30-7pm: Decaf chai welcome
7-8:30pm: Screening film
8:30-9:15pm: Discussion
$12 through Kinema (link in bio)
Additional fee for snack or dinner (paid onsite)
Our previous film was Israelism, featuring the journey of two American Jews who explored the untaught story of settler occupation and American allegiance to Israel. We continue the education around Palestinian life, loss, and genocide by sharing additional perspective of the Israel/Palestine relationship that is often hidden. Stories that are told often twist and flip the reality of a settler occupation. A must-see film made in 2022 as part of a series to highlight current day occupation in order to educate this deeply important moment of truth for our time.
Event Participants
Marc Morozumi
Founder and Owner of Mukunda Studio
About the film
Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We witness Dr. Gabor Maté offering trauma-healing work for a group of women who have been tortured in Israeli prisons. Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 44m
Released
2024
Director
Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo
Producer
Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo, Finley MacNeil
Executive Producer
Ashira Darwish
Crew
Caroline Campbell, Maral Quttieneh, Nickoloz Kachibaia, Yasen Stoev
About the space
Mukunda Studio is a Yoga & Well-being studio. We require shoes off or shoe covers (provided) at the door. Alcohol-free zone and vegetarian/vegan food welcomed.
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