Where Olive Trees Weep
Hosted by Mariposa Institute
In-person
When
Oct 19, 1:00 PM PDT
Where
Mariposa Institute
3801 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA, 95482
Price
Free Screening
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Where Olive Trees Weep: An Active Meditation Journey with Ashira Darwish
Join us for a workshop and exploration of Ashira Active meditation. The workshop will include a screening of the film "Where Olive Trees Weep," featuring Ashira and renowned author Dr. Gabor Mate exploring trauma in Palestine. Ashira will lead us in an informed healing journey where we will explore intergenerational trauma stored in the body and unlock intergenerational resilience tools for healing. We will whirl together in a sacred healing dance, release stress, build resilience and re-energize our minds, bodies, and souls.
Workshop + screening sliding scale: $170 - $250
Film screening only: $40
Registration link: https://www.jotform.com/form/242591016162147
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
Mariposa Institute is a retreat space located in primarily oak forest woodlands. Workshop spaces and restrooms are accessible by foot and car on unpaved and road and paths. If you are a wheelchair user and curious if this space could work for you, please let us know in the comments section in the registration form.