Pre-opening - Presentation of the 4th edition of Festival Ciné-Palestine Marseille

2025-05-16T17:30:00Z

Cinéma Le Gyptis, 136 Rue Loubon, 13003 Marseille, France

In partnership with Aflam In the presence of Maxime Lindon (director of "Holidays in Palestine") and members of the film crew SOME STRINGS : found image & sound, 1901-2024 "the cinema of solidarity" 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. Director: Sarah Wood Production of Some Strings project: Narimane Mari thanks to: bbc: sound-effect.bbcrewind.co.uk, freesound: freesound.org, prelinger: archive.org HOLIDAYS IN PALESTINE (VACANCES EN PALESTINE) France, Palestine | 2024 | 59 min | Documentary Shadi, a thirty-year-old Palestinian activist who has become a French citizen, returns to his village in Palestine for a holiday in the hope of resettling there. As the days go by, he has to face up to the expectations of those around him. His mother wants him to get married in the village and his brother, a former political prisoner, seems to have a score to settle with him… As the Israeli settlement on the opposite hill chokes the village and attracts Palestinian labour to its construction sites, Shadi’s return turns into disillusionment… Director: Maxime Lindon Production: Mezzanotte Films, Momento Films, Odeh Films