Lights, camera, action! Al Ard Film Festival, one of the most popular festival about Palestine in Europe is just around the corner, starting on Tuesday, February 20th at Teatro Massimo in Cagliari! Best of all, admission to all screenings and events is completely FREE, and we finally have the full event calendar ready for you!
Here’s the complete schedule:
🔹 Tuesday, Feb 20th:
– 17:00: Opening and inauguration of the Photography Exhibition featuring Palestinian authors from 1920 to the present day: works and biographies.
– 17:30: Lyd, by Rami Younis, Sarah Ema Friedland | Palestine/United Kingdom/United States 2023 | 79’ (Arabic, Hebrew, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section.
– 19:00: Bread and Butter, by Marwah Jbara Tibi | Palestine 2021 | 52’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section.
– 20:00: The Key, by Rakan Mayasi | Palestine/Belgium/Qatar/France 2023 | 19’ (Hebrew, Italian subtitles) | Fiction Section + Q&A.
– 20:30: Theatre: Nakba. I nostri occhi sono i nostri nomi, by Enrico Frattaroli, with Franco Mazzi.
🔹 Wednesday, Feb 21st:
– 15:00: Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano, by Cyril Aris | Lebanon/Germany 2023 | 87’ (Arabic, French, English, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section.
– 16:30: The Most Beautiful Among Mothers, by Mahmoud Abu Jazi | Palestine 2023 | 15’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Fiction Section + Q&A.
– 16:50: We Will Remain, by Bashar Zarour | Palestine/Ireland/United Kingdom 2023 | 30’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Short Documentaries Section.
– 17:30: The Visit, by Ali El-Saadi | Jordan 2023 | 8’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Fiction Section.
– 17:45: Little Sahara, by Emilio Martà López | Tindouf/Algeria/Valencia/Spain 2023 | 30’ (Hassani Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Short Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 18:30: The Soil and the Sea, by Daniele Rugo | Lebanon/United Kingdom 2023 | 73’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 20:30: Padenti/Foresta, by Marco Antonio Pani | Italy 2020 | 23’ (Italian, English subtitles) | Sa Terra Section + Q&A.
🔹 Thursday, Feb 22nd:
– 15:00: Summer, City and a Camera, by Anas Zawahri | Syria 2022 | 22’ (No dialogue) | Short Documentaries Section.
– 15:30: Heavy Metal, by Edward Knowles, Timo Bruun | Germany/Jordan 2023 | 32’ (Arabic, English, Italian subtitles) | Short Documentaries Section.
– 16:10: I Live Here and Breath There, by Kasim Abid | Iraq/United Kingdom 2023 | 80’ (English, Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 17:45: Bakdi, by Salah Boufellah | Algeria 2022 | 25’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Short Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 18:15: R21 Aka Restoring Solidarity, by Mohanad Yaqubi | Palestine/Belgium/Qatar 2022 | 71’ (Japanese, Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 19:45: Reel Rock. Resistance Climbing, by Nick Rosen, Zachary Barr | United States 2023 | 38’ (English, Italian subtitles) | Short Documentaries Section.
– 20:30: Sa Terra – Il dito e la luna, di Agostino Marco D’Antonio | Italia 2023 | 75’ (sardo, italiano, sottotitoli inglese) | FC Sezione Sa Terra + Q&A
🔹 Friday, Feb 23rd:
– 08:30: Palestina in the Cattedra – event dedicated to high school students (for school students only).
– 15:00: Uncle, give me a Cigarette, by Al Masna | Palestine 2023 | 5’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Fiction Section.
– 15:10: Mar Mama, by Majdi El Omari | Palestine 2023 | 15’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Fiction Section.
– 15:30: Hamza: Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me, by Ward Kayyal | Palestine 2022 | 19’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Fiction Section + Q&A.
– 16:15: In the Shadow of Beirut, by Stephen Gerard Kelly, Garry Keane | Ireland 2023 | 93’ (Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section.
– 18:00: Three Wishes in Gaza, by Marco Pirrello | Italy 2022 | 40’ (English, Arabic, Italian subtitles) | Short Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 19:00: Yallah Gaza, by Roland Nurier | France 2023 | 101’ (French, Arabic, English, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section + Q&A.
– 20:45: Notes on Displacement, by Khaled Jarrar | Palestine/Germany/Qatar 2022 | 74’ (Arabic, English, German, Italian subtitles) | Long Documentaries Section + Q&A.
🔹 Saturday, Feb 24th:
– 08:30: Workshop: Gaza on Film: A Retrospective, by Abi Weaver (in English).
– 11:00: Presentation of the book “Università e Militarizzazione” by Michele Lancione (in Italian).
– 16:00: Syrians in a Shattered Heaven, by Hanaa Mahamid | Palestine/Lebanon 2023 | 53’ | (Arabic, Italian subtitles).
– 17:30: Awards Ceremony.
– 18:00: Closing and concert by the duo Gazelleband.
Mark your calendars and prepare for an unforgettable cinematic journey! See you there!