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Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight

  • Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street Chicago, IL, 60601 United States (map)

FEDAYIN: GEORGES ABDALLAH’S FIGHT
2021, Collectif Varcarmes Films, France, 81 mins
In English and Arabic with English subtitles | Format: Digital

FEDAYIN traces the course of an indefatigable Arab Communist and fighter for Palestine. From the Palestinian refugee camps that shaped his conscience to international mobilizations for his release, this powerful film explores the situation of one of the longest-held political prisoners in Europe.

Preceded by short film ROSA
2020, Suha Araj, USA, 23 minutes
In English and Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles | Format: Digital

While working at her aunt's flower shop, Rosa takes her job underground when she begins a side business of shipping undocumented bodies to their home countries for burial.


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