PALESTINE ANIMATED | Urtegata 11
At Urtegata 11, on Saturday, April 5, we are screening the short film program PALESTINE ANIMATED. This program features a diverse selection of works from Palestinian animation filmmakers. The screening is free!
The program consists of seven animated short films. Read more about the films below:
GRANDMOTHER WORE US OUT | Director: Haneen Karaz | 4 min
Haneen Karaz is a Palestinian artist and educator from Gaza. She uses animation as a therapeutic and creative tool for self-expression. GRANDMOTHER WORE US OUT is a short film created in collaboration with 14 girls from Deir al Balah and tells the story of a family that has sought refuge in a classroom at a UNRWA school. The film was made by Layan Barghout, Malek Barghout, Shourouq Al-Naklheh, Batool Obeid, Rafif Obeid, Sujood Obeid, Aya Al Nakhleh, Habiba Barghout, Fatima Abu Hasirah, Rimas Abu Hasirah, Eman Abu Hasirah, Mohammed Abu Hasirah, Sham Karaz, and Misk Barghout.
UNCLE, GIVE ME A CIGARETTE | Director: Al Masna & Basel Naser | 5 min
Awaiting a prison transfer, Walid receives a strange request in a mysterious whisper…
NIGHT | Director: Ahmad Saleh | 16 min
The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child stay resilient. Night has to trick her into sleeping to save her soul.
MARIAM | Director: Dana Durr | 5 min
A young woman climbs into a favorite olive tree, enjoying Palestinian traditions, to only to find her peace disrupted.
MEMORY OF THE LAND | Director: Samira Badran | 13 min
A figure must pass through a checkpoint in Palestine. It must overcome a series of obstacles that drastically affect the figure's mobility.
LIMITLESS | Director: Amal Al Nakhala | 5 min
Memories, identity, and history are woven together in Amal Al Nakhala's LIMITLESS, which captures the complex truth of Gaza, a place where nothing can be easily defined.
ZOO | Director: Tariq Rimawi | 8 min
Wandering through the Worst Zoo in the World, a young boy, Sami, is looking for his football. The loner finds more than that when he encounters the little tiger Laziz.