Opening of the 4th edition of Festival Ciné-Palestine Marseille

2025-05-22T18:00:00Z

Cinéma Les Variétés, 37 Rue Vincent Scotto, 13001 Marseille, France

Childcare provided by volunteers during the session! Please let us know you're coming by e-mailing [email protected] the day before at the latest. In partnership with Films Femmes Méditerranée and La BaaM In the presence of Marianne Barakat (director of "Mawtini") and members of the film crew Reading of poems from Gaza by La BaaM - La Bibliothèque arabe associée de Marseille SOME STRINGS: japan 2024 - with hanin siam - "If I forget thee, Gaza" Filmmakers and artists from around the world have formed Some Strings, an ensemble of unreleased filmic gestures that is rooted in Palestine, where poet and teacher Refaat Alareer was targeted by Israeli strikes. In his last poem, "If I Must Die", he calls those who should live to create a kite - a long-standing object of resistance. A selection of shorts from the project will introduce the screenings throughout the festival. Director: Vincent Guilbert Production of the project Some Strings: Narimane Mari MAWTINI France | 2024 | 25 min | Documentary Marianne meets Julia in Paris in November 2023. Julia is seven years old; she has a Palestinian mother and films her daily life with a camcorder. Her images blend with Marianne's to tell the story of a childhood that tries to remain carefree under the weight of violence experienced from a distance. Director: Marianne Barakat Production: La Fémis FAMILIAR PHANTOMS Palestine, UK | 2023 | 42 min | Experimental “Familiar Phantoms” is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma. Blending live action, special effects, private family photos and archival footage, the film explores the impact of fiction on the creation and reinterpretation of memory. “Familiar Phantoms” is inspired by anecdotes from my family history and my old childhood in Bethlehem, making it my most personal film to date. Shot in a derelict mansion and a black studio, the film oscillates between slow, fluid exploratory sequences and fast-paced collages of objects, mementos, family photos and Super 8 footage, its visuals and editing mimicking the actual workings of memory, constantly revisiting the same imagery alongside new fragments in search of meaning – while alternating between storytelling and ruminations on memory. (Larissa Sansour) Directors: Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind Production: FVU - Film and Video Umbrella UPSHOT Palestine, Italy, France | 2024 | 34 min | Fiction After suffering unimaginable loss, Suleiman and Lubna retreat to an isolated farm, where they tend to their crops and engage in impassioned debates about their five children's choices - until one day a stranger arrives to reveal a harrowing truth. Director: Maha Haj Production: August Films, Okta Films, Still Moving