Film screenings

Amsterdam: Wednesday 23 May 2018, 20:00 – CREA (Nieuwe Achtergracht 170)

To commemorate 70 years of Nakba, Aidoun, gate48, Palestine Link and the Rights Forum are organizing three screenings of the NTR film Mohammad and Jafar, followed by a discussion with the director and a Palestinian refugee. This year, the State of Israel celebrates its 70th …

Groningen: Thursday 17 May 2018, 20:00 – Het Heerenhuis (Spilsluizen 9)

This year, the State of Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary. However, Palestinians have no reasons to celebrate. 70 years ago the Nakba took place, the catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled the violence of Zionist troops. Since April, every week thousands of …

Den Haag: Tuesday 15 May 2018, 20:00 – Humanity House (Prinsegracht 8)

This year, the State of Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary. However, Palestinians have no reasons to celebrate. 70 years ago the Nakba took place, the catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled the violence of Zionist troops. Since April, every week thousands …

Sunday 2 April 2017, 19:30, De Balie Amsterdam

Worldwide acclaimed documentary Disturbing the Peace, tells the story of the activist group Combatants for Peace. Since 2005 these Israelis and Palestinians strive for peace, together, side by side. Supported by archival footage filmmakers Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young tell the story of this group of former enemy …

Friday 16 September 2016, 20:00 CREA Amsterdam

The Lab (Yotam Feldman), followed by Q&A with attorney and activist Eitay Mack This film is an investigative documentary revealing how the Israeli military occupation in Palestine has become a business rather than a burden. Since 9/11, the Israeli arms industries are doing bigger business than ever before. Large Israeli …

Sunday 28 February 2016, 20:00 Filmhuis Cavia

Screening & discussion with the filmmaker Dror Dayan. In the face of the daily violence and oppression of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, some Israelis and Palestinians still believe that resisting together can lead to a shared life in a just and free country for all. A decade after the Palestinian popular …

Tuesday 21 April 2015, 19:30 De Balie Amsterdam

Screening and Q&A with the filmmaker Eyal Sivan. Jaffa, the orange’s clockwork narrates the visual history of the famous citrus fruit originated from   Palestine and known worldwide for centuries as “Jaffa oranges”. The history of the orange is the history of this land. Through photography and cinema, poetry, …

19 November 2014 20:00, at the Children rights film festival in Leiden

Dutch premiere, Smile, And The World Will Smile Back, at the Children rights film festival in Leiden. By Ehab Tarabieh, Yoav Gross, Family al-Haddad Best short film award at the Milano Film Festival (2014), premiered in 2014 at the Berlinale Shorts competition and in Hot …

10 September 2014 20:00, De Balie Amsterdam

Documentary film about how Israel’s military occupation is a profitable business. This screening is the Dutch premiere and will include a Q&A with the filmmaker Yotam Feldman. It is, furthermore, part of the academic symposium Security on the Move, held at the University of Amsterdam (10-12 September 2014). Since 9/11, …

26 March 2013, Movies that Matters, The Hague. 27 March 2013, De Balie Amsterdam

Discussion with: Prof. Orna Ben-Naftali, the Emile Zola Chair for Human Rights, the Haim Striks School of Law, Israel. Prof. John Dugard, professor of Public International Law and former Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Moderator: Dr. Sam Muller, …

29 may 2012, De Balie Amsterdam

Bound, Blindfolded and Convicted Screening and discussion hosted by Dieuwertje Blok about Palestinian children in Israeli detention and the use of solitary confinement Harry van Bommel, foreign affairs spokesperson for the Socialist Party in the Dutch parliament, will talk about his visit to an Israeli military court during a mission last year …

12 June – 14 June 2009, De Balie Amsterdam

Israel has been occupying the West Bank and Gaza Strip for 42 years now. As a result, some 5 million Palestinians are deprived of their basic human rights Their movement is severely restricted; they often don’t have access to clean water, education and health facilities. They …