Solidarity with Palestine
Cinema Politica stands in solidarity with Gaza and calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and access to life-saving aid.
Watch the films from our Solidarity with Palestine collection for free until November 17.
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Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza)
Directed by Nicolas Wadimoff & Béatrice Guelpa • 2009 • Switzerland - France - Qatar • 85'
Shot a few weeks after the end of Israel’s January 2009 offensive, this sensitively crafted doc captures the human suffering and devastation wrought on Gaza’s Palestinian residents as they struggle daily t...
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Ken, Tov, Beseder
Directed by b.h. Yael ∙ 2010 ∙ Canada
KEN, TOV, BESEDER is a constructed short narrative piece, both allegorical and literal. A Palestinian man working in his garden in West Jerusalem is interrupted. The phone rings as he walks out of his home, through Jerusalem streets, past the Damascus gate, ...
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On the Side of the Road
Directed by Lia Tarachansky ∙ 2013 ∙ Israel - Palestinian Territory ∙ 82'
Acclaimed former Soviet, Israeli-Canadian journalist Lia Tarachansky looks at Israelis’ collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948 when the state of Israel was born and most Palestinians made refugees in their own ho...
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Mars at Sunrise
Directed by Jessica Habie ∙ 2013 ∙ Palestinian Territory - Canada - United States ∙ 75'
With evocative cinematography, MARS AT SUNRISE tells the story of a war waged on the imagination. Jessica Habie's debut film surrealistically portrays the conflict between artists on either side of the milit...
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Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!
Directed by Dean Spade ∙ 2015 ∙ United States ∙ 56'
"Pinkwashing" is a term activists have coined for when countries engaged in terrible human rights violations promote themselves as "gay friendly" to improve their public image. Israel is the country most famous for this strategy, having initia...
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3000 Nights
Directed by Mai Masri ∙ Palestine, France, Jordan, Lebanon ∙ 2015 ∙ 103'
Inspired by a true story and shot in a real prison by acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Mai Masri, 3000 NIGHTS traces a young mother’s journey of hope, resilience and survival against all odds. Accused of helping a teenage bo...