Critical Writing Index

“Foggy: Palestine Solidarity, Cinema & the Archive” — Noor Gatih, Amy Gottlieb, Essa Grayeb, Mike Hoolboom, Hadi Moussally, Annie Sakkab, Lior Shamriz, and Elias Wakeem

by Darian Razdar

C Magazine, May 7 Spring, 2024, no. 157, pp. 74-75

Post-screening discuss of curated films chosen by b.h. Yael,Marc Siegel, Lior Shamriz, and John Greyson, about Palestinian solidarity and freedom. The selected films dive into the arching question of “what was and what is,” within relations between Israeli settlers and Palestinian freedom fighters. Each film shares a narrative of tragic personal archival clips, to objective political stances.

ITEM 2024.040 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Poem We Sang – Annie Sakkab

Sultana’s Reign – Hadi Moussally

Homecoming Queenz – Elias Wakeem

Even a Dog in Babylon – Lior Shamriz

We Are a Proud Nation – Khalil Al-Sakakini

Layla – Noor Gatih

My Whole Heart Is With You – Essa Grayeb

Nazareth – Mike Hoolboom

Tempest in a Teapot – Amy Gottlieb

Myriam Ali-Ahmad

Mahmoud Darwish