To beat the insanely cold weather of these early days of December, I've been focusing on cinema and theatre.
Here in Bristol has started a 9-days-long event: The Bristol Palestinian Film Festival, in partnership with Watershed, the Cube Microplex cinema and other venues.
The opening evening was actually the occasion to see a play, 'The Shroud Maker', written by Ahmed Mahmoud, who was in Bristol for two days and kindly participated to two wonderfully insightful Q&As.
The play was a powerful performance by one woman, based on a wonderful script, managing to retell the story of Palestine from the Nakba in 1948 to our days through the lens of a Palestinian resident of Gaza, born before the departure of the British from their Near East protectorate...
Today, I've enjoyed the screening of the incredibly endearing 'Gaza Mon Amour' focusing on everyday life, people going through the mundane in this war zone, and beauty such as hope and love. A lesson in resilience really.
The festival offers many more events in our city until Sunday 12 December, have a look at this amazing programme!
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