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Falasteen Film Fridays: Blacklisted + KOFIA

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BLACKLISTED

2022, dir. Mohammed Almughanni
Arabic, Hebrew; 23 min.
In Arabic with English Subtitles 

A Palestinian man is being interrogated for crossing the border under the suspicion of being a terrorist, while his true intentions remain hidden.

KOFIA

2021, dir. Louis Brehony 
Sweden; 30 min.
In Swedish and English with English subtitles

Kofia: A Revolution Through Music (2021) is an award-winning, internationally released documentary film about the Palestinian band Kofia (كوفية/'kuffieh'), formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, by songwriter George Totari, who fled his native Palestine in 1967. Facing racist Israeli colonisation, George and fellow Palestinian musicians teamed up with Swedish leftist performers and formed a band which would tour the world and release four albums dedicated to the Palestinian cause.

Preceded by the film:

MARIAM 

2020, dir. Dana Dur
5 min.

Mariam undergoes a journey to find strength within herself through her culture and heritage, after the loss of her precious paradise.