London Palestine Film FestivaL
November 17 - DECEMBER 3, 2023
barbican cinemas | ica | curzon Hoxton | Bertha dochouse | The garden cinema | soas
Following the Opening Gala at Barbican Cinema 1 on Friday, November 17, London Palestine Film Festival returned to cinemas across London with its annual programme showcasing both highly established filmmakers as well as fresh and emerging talent. Over 17 days, the festival presented crucial dialogue regarding cinema from and about Palestine, its culture and its politics.
FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER | 20:30 | BARBICAN CINEMA 1
OPENING NIGHT
Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences in Israeli prison; Tomorrow’s Freedom captures his story, and the tireless spirit of a people fighting for justice.
tomorrow’s freedom
+ SCREEN TALK
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER | 16:30 | ICA
Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences in Israeli prison; Tomorrow’s Freedom captures his story, and the tireless spirit of a people fighting for justice.
R21 AKA RESTORING SOLIDARITY + SCREEN TALK
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER | 19:00 | ICA
R21 aka Restoring Solidarity acts as a catalog, the film as a time machine, the film as an archive. The themes that Reel no. 21 deals with, reveal themselves in the form of a montage essay.
TRIPLE BILL
SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER | 19:15 | THE GARDEN CINEMA
SHORTS PROGRAMME
LPFF 2023 presents an eclectic triple bill featuring animation, reality-based fiction and non-fiction. Kicking off with Rakan Mayasi’s 2017 short, we see new releases from Camille Clavel and Ali Jabaly.
WAITING FOR GAZA
+ SCREEN TALK
MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER | 18:30 | BARBICAN CINEMA 2
A peek into the unusual world of Arab and Tarzan Nasser; Waiting for Gaza tells the story of what haunts the twin-filmmakers and what pushes them to create cinema.
GAZA
MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER | 19:00 | SOAS UNIVERSITY
For many, it is hard to imagine what life is like in the Gaza Strip. Frequently labeled as the world’s largest open-air prison, it makes an appearance on news reports whenever a confrontation erupts between Israel and Hamas.
TWELVE BEDS
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER | 18:20 | BERTHA DOCHOUSE
Children of martyrs of the Palestinian Revolution return to a place of memory where personal narratives of displacement and martyrdom stir questions related to identity, sacrifice and homeland.
DÉGRADÉ
THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER | 20:45 | BARBICAN CINEMA 2
In Gaza, two hairdressers and their eclectic clients spend the day trapped in a beauty salon while Hamas, a gang, and a lion fight it out in the street.
THE CINEMA OF MOHAMAD MALAS + Screen talk
FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER | 18:30 | CURZON HOXTON
LPFF 2023 screens three of Syrian director, Mohamad Malas’ films set in the Occupied Golan Heights (The Memory, Quneitra 74) and the refugee camps of Lebanon (The Dream).
THE CINEMA OF MOHAMAD MALAS (Second screening)
FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER | 21:30 | CURZON HOXTON
LPFF 2023 screens three of Syrian director, Mohamad Malas’ films set in the Occupied Golan Heights (The Memory, Quneitra 74) and the refugee camps of Lebanon (The Dream).
BYE BYE TIBERIAS
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER | 16:00 | ICA
Thirty years since she left her village to follow her dream of becoming an actress, Hiam Abbass returns with her filmmaker daughter to journey through the scattered memories of four generations of daring Palestinian women.
NOTES ON DISPLACEMENT
+ FOOTSTEPS ON THE WIND
SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER | 16:30 | ICA
Footsteps on the Wind highlights the tragic stories of unaccompanied child refugees. Notes on Displacement follows a single family on a gruelling, disorienting journey from Damascus: destination Germany.
ALAM
+ SCREEN TALK
MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER | 18:20 | CURZON HOXTON
In a Palestinian town, Tamer and his friends lead a typical high school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa’. To please her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day which is a day of mourning for Palestinians.
Alam
(Second screening)
MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER | 21:20 | CURZON HOXTON
In a Palestinian town, Tamer and his friends lead a typical high school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa’. To please her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day which is a day of mourning for Palestinians.
Alam
(THIRD screening)
TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER | 18:00 | CURZON HOXTON
In a Palestinian town, Tamer and his friends lead a typical high school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa’. To please her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day which is a day of mourning for Palestinians.
GOAL DREAMS
+ SCreen talk
TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER | 19:00 | SOAS UNIVERSITY
A team comprised of multiple cultures, speaking different languages, are united by the desire to represent their people by playing for the Palestinian National Football team. They are modern day heroes in a land that badly needs them.
BOOK LAUNCH:
GAZA ON SCREEN
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER | 19:00 | SOAS UNIVERSITY
Conceptualising screens as tools for mediation that are laden with power, Gaza on Screen explores Gazan film and video in relation to humanitarianism and human rights, care, community, environment, mobility and confinement, and decolonisation.
A GAZA WEEKEND
+ SCREEN TALK
THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER | 18:20 | CURZON HOXTON
A British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend try to escape Israel after the UN imposes an embargo from land, air and sea due to the spreading of a virus. Gaza becomes the safest place in the region.
A GAZA WEEKEND (SECOND SCREENING)
THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER | 21:20 | CURZON HOXTON
A British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend try to escape Israel after the UN imposes an embargo from land, air and sea due to the spreading of a virus. Gaza becomes the safest place in the region.
GAZA (SECOND SCREENING)
SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER | 16:00 | SOAS UNIVERSITY
For many, it is hard to imagine what life is like in the Gaza Strip. Frequently labeled as the world’s largest open-air prison, it makes an appearance on news reports whenever a confrontation erupts between Israel and Hamas.
SAMOUNI ROAD
FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER | 19:00 | CENTRAL FILM SCHOOL
Filmed on the outskirts of Gaza City, Samouni Road conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever.
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SAMOUNI ROAD (SECOND SCREENING)
SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER | 15:30 | SOAS
Filmed on the outskirts of Gaza City, Samouni Road conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever.
