Palestinian Women: a guide to cultural resistance (52' / 3x17')
PALESTINIAN WOMEN: A GUIDE TO CULTURAL RESISTANCE (52'/3x17')
INFORMATION
FR / 2020 / 52’ / HD / French, English
Dryades Films / Directed by Mariette Auvray
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
West Bank, girls, body, feminism, rights, women, fashion, cooking, arts, architecture, history
SYNOPSIS
From Jerusalem to Haifa, stopping by Acre, Bethlehem and Ramallah, we travel across Israel and the West Bank to meet with Palestinian women shaping the cultural landscape. This documentary sheds light on these activists, feminists, entrepreneurs, artists, who are striving to build a future in a divided and much disputed country.
Nadia and Yasmine, two Palestinians from Nazareth, take us to Acre, a mixed town on the sea coast, to meet Safaa, a rapper, who sings against the racist laws of the Israeli government.
With Nadia, we take the winding road used by the Palestinians to avoid checkpoints. In front of the graffiti on the separation wall, we talk about the issue of street harassment.
Yasmine, DJ in Haifa, belonging to the Palestinian minority based in Israel, tells us about the divisions that separate her from other Palestinians in the West Bank.
Ghadeer, designer, takes us to the Old City, where some Arab blocks have been destroyed and whose Arab architecture of the mosque has been erased. This mosque sends her back to her invisibility in the public space as a Palestinian.
Natalie, a fashion designer, uses the Palestinian patterns of traditional dresses, to make her own prints. She tells us about the difficulties of setting up a business in East Jerusalem.
Samaa, dancer and choreographer, asserts the Palestinian identity of Haifa through her performances.
Mirna, artist and chef, tells us about the cultural appropriation of Palestinian cooking by Israeli society, but also about the difficulties in moving around Palestine and in particular Gaza, where she would like to go for her project of rediscovering traditional gastronomy. . She claims social equality as a woman while celebrating the legacy of her elders.
Hazar, a circus artist, talks about the challenges she faces in the West Bank.
Haya, fashion designer, creates t-shirts for the empowerment of women, and talks about the weight of patriarchy in her community.