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Where Olive Trees Weep

Hosted by Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center

In-person

When

Jul 19, 7:00 PM PDT

Where

Mt Diablo Peace & Justice Center at Creekside Commons

1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA, 94549

Price

Free Screening

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Where Olive Trees Weep - film screening and fundraiser

This is a beautiful and moving film. Post-screening there will be time for discussion, networking and engagement in activism. Refreshments will be served. 

Although this is a FREE event, donations are encouraged. Proceeds will go to HEAL Palestine, a non-profit organization providing medical care, humanitarian aid, educational support, and mental health services to Palestinians displaced in Gaza. https://www.healpalestine.org

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

  • Ample free parking

  • Minutes from Lafayette BART station

  • ADA accessible

  • Masking suggested

Wheelchair accessible

Indoor Event

Community Center

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