Hosted by Blooming Lotus Psychotherapy
In-person
When
Jun 21, 7:30 PM EDT
Where
Mississauga Valley Community Center
1275 Mississauga Valley Boulevard, Program Room 1, Mississauga, ON, L5A 3R8
Price
$20.00 USD per person
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About the event
The purpose of this event is to hold space together as a community while experiencing a film created to broaden the understanding of the situation in Palestine, along with the cycles of trauma that perpetuate it.
A group discussion will be facilitated after the screening and light refreshments served.
Your contributions will support planting olive trees in Palestine, humanitarian aid in Gaza and trauma healing in Palestinian communities.
Please note that ticket prices are is USD.
Doors open at 7:30pm and film screening will begin at 8pm.
For any questions email tala@bloominglotus.ca
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