Finally. the Gaza documentary, Where Should the Birds Fly, along with its creator, Fida Qishta, are coming to California. Qishta has been touring the country, bringing Where Should the Birds Fly to film festivals.
The raw and powerful film features two impressive women, Qishta herself, who in the cauldron of Gaza resolves to be a filmmaker, even if it is going to kill her. And little Mona Samouni, who survives the massacre of her family during the Israeli onslaught and relates the story in stark detail.
Our site met Qishta and described her film here–clear-eyed, calm, and deeply-disturbing.
You can read Jane Adas’s compelling review at the Washington Report.
And here is Qishta’s upcoming schedule:
October 4, 2013 – 5:30pm
CineCulture
Leon and Pete Peters Educational Center
Fresno State University
5241 N. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA, 93740October 4, 2013 – 2:00pm
Sponsored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
1584 N. Van Ness Ave.
Fresno, CA 93728October 5, 2013 – 7:00pm
Co-Sponsors Arab Cultural and Community Center & SJP Berkeley
Arab Cultural and Community Center
2 Plaza St.
San Francisco, California 94116October 6, 2013 – 1:30pm
Tri-City Peace & Justice
Castro Valley Library
3600 Norbridge Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546October 6, 2013, 7:00pm
Keep Hope Alive, Gaza’s Ark, & 14 Friends of Palestine
72 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, CA 94960
www.14friendsofpalestine.org
The plain truth is that all these would have been more compelling if the entire region was not in flames – compared to which the troubles in Gaza pale so much as to actually look benign. After all troubles are not just political, for instance in a disadvantaged neighborhood in the US the people might feel hugely frustrated – and there are numerous other categories. In fact, when the Palestinians complained, even shortly rioted, about a prisoner who died from cancer claiming that it was because he didn`t get good enough medical care – to many it may have even sounded as a compliment to Isreal (if that is such a big issue against it….)
I can’t see the clip here, across the pond, but think I’ve seen bits elsewhere previously. Hope it comes to my town.
I think this is good too:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2013/oct/03/west-bank-garden-teargas-canisters-in-pictures#/?picture=4189337888index=0
Bi’lin garden of teargas canisters. Would make a few great posters for the walls!
I also recommend “Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine”. It’s the emotional side of resistance
http://www.clarityfilms.org/mlk/