Edinburgh Premiere: Where Olive Trees Weep
Join Edinburgh Action For Palestine for a free screening of this important documentary. A searing window into the struggles & resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation.
About Edinburgh Premiere: Where Olive Trees Weep
| 15th July 2024 | |
| 6.30pm - 9pm | |
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Augustine United Church 41 - 43 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1EL |
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| This is a free event | |
| Call 07934249957 | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Join us for a free screening of this important documentary.
Refreshments will be provided.
Doors open 6pm for some snacks and light refreshments.
Film introduction begins at 6.30pm and ends at 8.30pm with option discussion afterwards.
Where Olive Trees Weep offers 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.
We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.
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?
This event is being co-hosted by Edinburgh Action For Palestine
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