Hosted by Marin DSA
In-person
When
Oct 14, 6:30 PM PDT
Where
Multicultural Center of Marin
709 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA, 94901
Price
Free Screening
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About the event
Join us in solidarity on Indigenous Peoples Day with a movie screening of Where Olive Trees Weep. We acknowledge how border militarization, land dispossession and organizing for land back for Indigenous communities worldwide interconnects with the ongoing struggle against occupation in Palestine.
A speaker will contextualize the film prior to the screening and facilitate an optional conversation for those who would like to stay afterward.
Suggested Donation at door of $25. All funds raised will directly go to Middle East Children’s Alliance located in Berkeley.
Nobody will be turned away at door due to lack of funds. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.
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
Community Center
Indoor Event