We will watch the following films:

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

Directed by Theo Panagopoulos · 2024 · 17 min

Drawing on rare archival footage of Palestine from the 1930s and 1940s, this documentary reclaims images originally filmed by a Scottish missionary. By bringing the Palestinian people in the background into focus, the film reflects on memory, colonial perspectives, and the relationship between people and their land.

Gazawyat: Maha

Directed by Moayed Abu Ammouneh · 2026 · 4 min

The film tells the story of Maha Abu Ammouneh, a displaced mother who, in the heart of genocide, becomes a mother, teacher, doctor, and refuge, reinventing life for her children from nothing through imagination and play to shield them from fear and create a safer world within the ruins.

Gazawyat: Hadeel

Directed by Aisha Adly · 2026 · 6 min

Far from the news, a silent genocide seeks to crush the humanity and femininity of women in displacement camps. The film dives into spontaneous moments of shared storytelling, where displaced women gather to reclaim their selves through ancient rituals. It is their attempt to rebuild the fortress of femininity dismantled by displacement, a bold declaration that the dignity of the body is the enduring reflection of the soul amidst the ruins.

Gazawyat – Noor

Directed by Shorouq Al-Aila · 2026 · 7 min

The film follows Nour, a Palestinian journalist living through genocide between frontline reporting and displacement, as life inside a tent exposes the fragility of privacy, the body, and marriage, turning her daily existence into a silent struggle for dignity, voice, and humanity under constant threat.

Gazawyat – Fidaa

Directed by Khaled Tuaima · 2026 · 11 min

The film follows Fidaa Abu Maryam on her journey to wield storytelling as a psychological shield. By gathering the testimonies of Gazan women, she transforms their narratives into a living archive of feminist memory, defying oblivion and reclaiming the self from the heart of the ruins.