Event Details
June 3, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
1411_D, 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit D, Toronto, ON M6H 4C
Screenings:
Hamza: Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
Country: Palestine| 2022
Director: Ward Kayyal
Length: 18 mins
Synopsis: After recovering from his illness, Hamza returns to the forest to hunt a vicious lion that devours his memory.
Paradiso, XXXI, 108
Country: Palestine, Germany
Director: Kamal Aljafari
Length: 19 mins
Synopsis: Nothing can be heard anymore; the roar of our plane absorbs every other sound. We are heading straight to the world’s biggest display of soundproof fireworks, and soon we will drop our bombs.
Buzz
Country: Sudan
Director: Mohamed Fawi
Length: 20 mins
Synopsis: As her health deteriorates, a mother watches her son and daughter prepare for her inevitable passing and their new reality.
The Window//ما بعد آب
Country: Lebanon
Director: Sarah Kaskas
Length: 16 mins
Synopsis: A year after Beirut’s port explosion, Basma and Mariam reunite in their old bedroom. Surrounded by a view of the port’s remains, the two women attempt to resolve their shared trauma and broken relationship.
Memory’s Consolation//في عزاء الذاكرة
Country: Lebanon
Director: Chadi Hazime
Length: 18 mins
Synopsis: After Hilton’s door had been closed for many years, the light was finally seen when the director decided to send a public invitation to watch his Big Show inside the ancient art shelter “”Hilton Cinema – Al-Mreijeh District””. As soon as the show began, he was surprised by another realistic show, to explore the past and history of Hilton Cinema, which was the silent witness to many of the harsh circumstances that occurred in this region