Falastin Film Festival: R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity - A Film by Mohanad Yaqubi
R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity (12A), is a collection of 16mm films by militant filmmakers from various countries.
About Falastin Film Festival: R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity - A Film by Mohanad Yaqubi
The growing struggle for Palestinian self-determination between 1960 and 1980 was supported by radical left-wing movements worldwide, also in Japan. This is illustrated by R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity (12A), a collection of 16mm films by militant filmmakers from various countries, which were dubbed and screened in Japan. Their Japanese audiences felt oppressed by the US after World War II, and not only sympathised but also identified with the Palestinians. The screening will be followed by a virtual Q&A with the director.
Genre: Documentary, Experimental, Historical, Archives | Year of Release: 2022 | Original Languages: Japanese, Arabic, English | Subtitles: English
Mohanad Yaqubi is a filmmaker, producer, and one of the founders of the Ramallah-based production outfit Idioms Film, as well as of the research and curatorial collective Subversive Films which focuses on militant film practices. He is a resident researcher at KASK- School of the Arts in Gent, Belgium where he researches archival structures within transnational solidarity movements, while considering politics, aesthetics and cinema, at the same time, re-thinking imperfect archives as a mechanism to bridge living memories.
Falastin Film Festival (FFF) is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit collective of Palestinians and allies dedicated to bringing Palestinian art to Edinburgh and Highland audiences. Palestinians are often summed up as an ‘occupied people,’ and spoken for, though they have their own stories to tell. Using cinema as a tool of resistance the festival strives to decolonize the narrative and equip audiences with historical context. There is a desire to build community while celebrating Palestinian art and culture through cinema, music, cuisine, and other storytelling mediums. Scotland’s exposure to Palestinian society, art, culture, and humanity altogether remains rather limited. FFF hopes to fill this gap, using both classical and contemporary cinema primarily but not exclusively. They strive to highlight Palestinian steadfast resistance, cultural preservation, stories of love, and in the words of poet Rafeef Ziadah, teachings of life. In so doing, they offer a refreshing portrayal that encompasses the geographic, linguistic, and experiential diversity of the Palestinian people globally.
Visit their website falastinfilmfest.com or follow them on social media @falastinfilmfest.
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