“People once called Lyd the city that connected Palestine with the world. Now, people call the city Lod and say it’s in Israel. Directors Rami Younis and Sarah Ema Friedland chronicle the very complicated history of the city and, in turn, a deep-rooted conflict that spans generations. Ambitiously tackling perhaps the most controversial geopolitical issue in the world, and doing so in under 80 minutes, the filmmakers offer a provocative cri de coeur for a free Palestine. Younis and Friedland create a “speculative documentary” with Lyd. This moniker imagines what Lyd might have continued to be had it stayed under Palestinian authority. The city now stands as a marker of loss, while a desire reclaim the homeland endures for survivor. It’s a difficult and unflinching film, but also as hopeful and one could be in the current climate.”