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Where Olive Trees Weep

Available screening types

Virtual

In-person

Available until

Apr 01, 2025

Available in

Worldwide

Brought to you by

Science and Nonduality

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

Upcoming screenings

Awards & recognition

San Francisco Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection

Filmmakers United International Film Festival

Best Film on Human Issue

Director's Notes

Official Selection

International Disaster Film Festival

Best Feature Documentary

Universe Multicultural Film Festival

Official Selection

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Best Director

Creation International Film Festival

Official Selection

Beyond Border International Film Festival

Official Selection

New York Monthly Film Festival

Official Selection

Cinepulse Film Awards

Best Feature Documentary

Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival

Best Feature Documentary

International Brightlight Film Festival

Official Selection

Montreal Independent Film Festival

Official Selection

Red Rock Film Festival

Official Selection

United Nations Association Film Festival

Official Selection

Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival

Best Feature Documentary

Free Palestine International Film Festival

Best Feature Documentary

Chichester International Film Festival

Audience Award for Best Documentary

Leeds Palestinian Film Festival

Official Selection

Boston Film Festival

Official Selection

DocuDonna Film Festival

Official Selection

Guelph Film Festival

Official Selection

Aljazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival

Audience Award

I Will Tell Film Festival

NDINADSAWAPANGA Award

I Will Tell Film Festival

Best Feature Documentary

Global South Lens Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection

DocuDonna Film Festival

Special Mention Award

What people are saying

The Voices of Palestine’s Oppressed and Colonised Speak Out in Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo’s ‘Where Olive Trees Weep’.

Sarah Smith

Directors Notes

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