Focus "Solidarity of Struggles" - "One Day I Will Hug You" & "Children of the Revolution"

2026-05-29T21:00:00Z - 2026-05-29T23:00:00Z

Videodrome 2, 49 Cours Julien, 13006 Marseille, France

This night screening will highlight the journeys of activists engaged in anti-capitalist struggles and the struggle for Palestinian liberation, through the testimonies of their daughters. The two documentaries, “One Day I Will Hug You” by Mohammed Fares Al Majdalawi and “Children of the Revolution” by Shane O’Sullivan, explore not only the common ground between these struggles, but also the personal toll of activism and its impact on family relationships. 🎤 Screening presented by Mohammed Fares Al Majdalawi (director) and Safaa Fares Al Majdalawi (assistant director) – to be confirmed ONE DAY I WILL HUG YOU Palestine, Sweden, Qatar | 2025 | 18 min | Documentary When Palestinian father Abou Yousef leaves for Gaza after living a decade in Norway, his daughter Mai struggles to understand her father. She begins to confront the emotional distance shaped by his 20 years of imprisonment in Israel. Director: Mohammed Fares Al Majdalawi Production: Filmilia CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany | 2010 | 1h28 | Documentary “Children of the Revolution” tells the story of Ulrike Meinhof and Fusako Shigenobu, two women inspired by the student uprisings of 1968 in Germany and Japan. As leaders of the Baader-Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army, they became the most iconic revolutionary figures of their time. The film explores their lives through the eyes of their daughters. Director: Shane O'Sullivan Production: Transmission Films production, E2 Films 🎟️ Pay-what-you-can admission 🐣 Childcare will be provided by festival volunteers during the screening! Please let us know if you would like childcare for your child(ren) by the day before at the latest by emailing [email protected]