Where Olive Trees Weep
WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Following, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira HassIt, the film explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?
Presented by Free Palestine BC
Sunday, July 7
Doors 12:15 pm | Movie 12:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE | $12.50 at the door
Partial proceeds from this event to benefit Uncle Gaza Mutual Aid Campaign.
Learn more about the film and other ways you can help by visiting https://whereolivetreesweep.
WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP (Maurizio Benazzo & Zaya Benazzo, 2024 104 mins / NR) A searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
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