From Ground Zero من المسافة صفر
Falastin Film Festival 2025
(Sun 18 May: 1:30pm)
From Ground Zero is a collection of 22 short films made in Gaza during the ongoing genocide. Initiated by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi, the project was born to give a voice to 22 Gazan filmmakers to tell the untold stories of the current war on film. Despite the harsh filming conditions, Gaza's vibrant artistic scene shines through this collection, offering an intimate and powerful portrait of daily life and the enduring spirit of its people. This event features a post-screening conversation with Hazem Jamjoum.
Genre: Documentary, Fiction, Docu-Fiction, Animation, Experimental | Year of Release: 2024 | Original Language: Arabic | Subtitles: English
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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.
Visit their website falastinfilmfest.com or follow them on social media @falastinfilmfest.
These events are priced on a sliding scale, please select your desired ticket price 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 -
18 May 2025 -
120 minutes -
13:30 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Netherbow Theatre -
18+ -
Violence, destruction, life under genocide
