TRIPLE BILL
BONBONÉ | BIR’EM | A STATEMENT OF RESISTANCE

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER | 19:15
THE GARDEN CINEMA, 39-41 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PQ

Bonboné 
Rakan Mayasi | 2017 | 15’

A young Palestinian woman visits her husband in an Israeli prison. Unable to have conjugal visits, they devise an unusual and unexpected way to conceive.

Bir’em 
Camille Clavel | 2022 | 35’

Nagham decides to return to her family’s village, Bir'em, destroyed during the 1948 war. The teenager spends the summer reconnecting with memories of her grandfather.

A Statement of Resistance 
Ali Jabaly | 2022 | 6’

The will of a people to exist; this mixed-media animation shows the perseverance of a city that continues to rebuild itself despite the ravages of war. Inspired by the myth of the phoenix, a creature that cyclically regenerates and obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor, A Statement of Resistance explores the idea of hope for a better future and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.