3000 Nights ٣٠٠٠ ليلة
A Film by Mai Masri | Part of the Falastin Film Festival
(Fri 24 May: 6pm)
3000 Nights (12A) tells the story of a young Palestinian school teacher who gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison, where she fights to survive, protect her son and maintain hope.
Genre: Drama, Documentary, Crime Fiction | Year of Release: 2015 | Original Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English | Subtitles: English | Content warning: scenes of torture, imprisonment, colonial violence
The main feature will be preceded by short film Freedom is Mine by Mahmoud Salameh. It will be followed by a Q&A with Sahar Francis, director of Addameer Prisoner Support.
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Mai Masri is a Palestinian filmmaker who studied at San Francisco State University, USA. Her films have been screened worldwide and won over 90 awards. Recognized for her work that focuses on women and children in a humanistic and poetic approach, her feature film, 3000 Nights (2015) had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and won 28 awards. Mai worked closely with her late husband, filmmaker Jean Chamoun, and earned international acclaim for films including Children of Fire, Woman for Her Time, Children of Shatila, Frontiers of Dreams and Fears, Beirut Diaries and Wildflowers.
Since 2006, Sahar Francis has been the Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, a Palestinian NGO providing legal and advocacy support to Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli and Palestinian prisons. With over twenty years of human rights experience, including human rights counseling and representation, Ms. Francis also was on the Board of Defence for Children International – Palestine Section for 4 years.
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer) is a Palestinian non-governmental human rights civil institution that focuses on political and civil rights issues in the occupied Palestinian territory, especially those of prisoners. Established in Jerusalem in 1991 by a group of activists and human rights advocates, Addameer offers support to Palestinian prisoners and detainees, advocates for the rights of political prisoners, and works to end torture and arbitrary detention and to guarantee fair trials through monitoring, legal procedures and advocacy campaigns.
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Falastin Film Festival (FFF) is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit collective of Palestinians and allies dedicated to bringing Palestinian art to Edinburgh and Highland audiences. Palestinians are often summed up as an ‘occupied people,’ and spoken for, though they have their own stories to tell. Using cinema as a tool of resistance the festival strives to decolonize the narrative and equip audiences with historical context. There is a desire to build community while celebrating Palestinian art and culture through cinema, music, cuisine, and other storytelling mediums. Scotland’s exposure to Palestinian society, art, culture, and humanity altogether remains rather limited. FFF hopes to fill this gap, using both classical and contemporary cinema primarily but not exclusively. They strive to highlight Palestinian steadfast resistance, cultural preservation, stories of love, and in the words of poet Rafeef Ziadah, teachings of life. In so doing, they offer a refreshing portrayal that encompasses the geographic, linguistic, and experiential diversity of the Palestinian people globally.
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Tickets are on a Pay What You Can basis, please select from the options below. A booking fee of £1.50 is charged per transaction.
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Film
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£10.00 -
24 May 2024 -
120 minutes -
18:00 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Netherbow Theatre -
12+
