Short before Stitching Palestine
Ayny
Ahmad Saleh | Germany | 2016 | 11' | Arabic spoken | English sub
Two boys escape their mother’s protection amidst the dangers of war, with one mission: to play the lute. Consequently, they slacken during their uncertain journey to fulfil their musical dream.
Stitching Palestine
Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity. Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery. These are twelve resilient, determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life: lawyers, artists, housewives, activists, architects, and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland, of their dispossession, and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail.
Through their stories, the individual weaves into the collective, yet remaining distinctly personal. Twelve women, twelve life-spans and stories from Palestine; a land whose position was fixed on the map of the world, but is now embroidered on its face.
