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JOHN GREEN reports from the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival 2022
Amer Hlehel and Ashraf Farah in Mediterranean Fever
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CHRISTOPHER POLLARD explains how and why neoliberalism adopted the racist agenda common to the populist right of today
SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a sweeping survey of the world's biggest desert and the people who live there
GUILLERMO THOMAS is persuaded by a scathing critique of the Church of England and its embeddedness in imperialism
MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Materialists, Unmoored, Together, and Bambi: A Tale of Life in The Woods
TONY BURKE revels in the publication of previously unreleased tracks by the great US folksinger
GORDON PARSONS endures heavy rock punctuated by Shakespeare, and a delighted audience
WITH the synchronised media overkill on the Ukraine war, you could be forgiven for thinking there was nowhere else in the world where brutal occupations are taking place. This year’s Leeds Palestinian Film Festival attempts to redress that media deficit.
How many of us today are familiar with the miseries and injustices of life for Palestinians after 55 years of illegal occupation, and how the Israeli occupation impacts on every aspect of daily life?
This year’s Leeds Palestinian Film Festival (November 10 to December 9 2022) shines a light on this barely mentioned occupation. In 10 events, the issue of Palestinian rights is highlighted at diverse venues across Leeds.
The programme includes debut Leeds screenings of four new films, including films by Palestinian, Israeli, British, and South African directors. There is a double bill of Mai Masri’s beautiful, inspiring films, plus discussion with campaigning journalist Victoria Brittain, followed by a Middle Eastern buffet.
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