We open the 22nd annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival with a small reception featuring refreshments, food, photos and mingling. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. The film will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
FORAGERS
2022, dir. Jumana Manna
Palestine, 65min.
In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Foragers moves between documentary and fiction to depict the dramas between the Israeli Nature Protection Authority and Palestinian foragers. With a wry sense of humor, the inherited love, resilience, and knowledge of these traditions over an eminently political backdrop is captured.
Post-film screening panel with MAQLUBA Director Shady Mawajdeh, accompanied by Hasan ‘Momo’ Khan, Rana Sadek, Rami Abushhab, and Bassam Abdelfattah.
Preceded by the following short films:
A TRIP TO THE MOTHERLAND
A short film in the style of a movie trailer visualizing how it feels to visit the motherland.
2022, dir. Ali Abushama
Canada, Palestine, 3min
MAQLUBA
A story about family, fatherhood, and food, told from the eyes of a grieving son.
2022, dir. Shady Mawajdeh
United States, 28min.
