#farha 2021

[palipunk]

Farha (2021) is a movie about the Palestinian Nakba that’s just been put on Netflix, it’s a portrayal of the violence experienced by Palestinians during Israel’s creation from the perspective of a 14 year old girl - to my knowledge, this is the first film about the story of the Nakba on Netflix. (If you don’t know the history of the Nakba - this post can explain it quickly)

The movie is being received with a lot of praise from Palestinians online, however, the movie is currently being review bombed by zionists and condemned by the Israeli press and there have been threats towards showing of the film by Israel’s finance minister, this is the IMDb review page as of posting this:

If you would like to help support this film and Palestinian history being portrayed, please leave a positive review, and if you have Netflix, watch the film. The story of the Nakba has one that has long been silenced and it’s so rare to see it even acknowledged in media, my family survived it, many others didn’t, what they all experienced was real, and it’s about time there has been recognition of it.

#farha #Farha 2021 #Darin j sallam #palestine #free palestine #film #Netflix #Farha Netflix #al Nakba #nakba #colonialism #settler colonialism #// zionism

[jyndor]

spoilers for farha, which you all should watch but is very, very brutal even if it is not terribly graphic.

tw: infant murder, settler colonial violence. read with caution.

the scene where the one israeli genocider doesn't end up killing the infant is such a powerful scene for a number of reasons. but one aspect of it that sticks out to me is that when his commanding genocider tells him not to "waste a bullet" and he can't go through with curb stomping the fucking newborn to death, he ultimately condemns the baby to a crueler death - to starve to death, alone in the night, beside his family's bodies.

it is of course a crueler death, and I am sure the soldier is aware of what will become of that baby when he places the kerchief over his face and walks away. but this moment is not about the soldier being decent or kind at all, of course - if he was halfway decent he would die rather than kill that baby.

he doesn't care what will happen to that baby as long as he doesn't have to bear witness to it. to cover the baby's face is to cover his eyes to the cruelty of his and by extension israel's actions. it makes him uncomfortable to think of curb stomping a baby to death, but not of starving him. of leaving him alone and screaming.

he doesn't even consider for a second disobeying the order and shooting the baby, putting him out of his misery - as horrific as that would be.

because it isn't about the baby for him - it is about HIS comfort. he's comfortable with ethnic cleansing, he's comfortable with terrorizing a woman who has just given birth and her family, it is not at all about shame or horror or a tiny spot of decency in him. he's just not comfortable with having to step on a baby and kill him.

he is more comfortable with letting that baby starve out of sight than he is taking direct action against him.

this is the liberal zionist or frankly the liberal colonizer even beyond zionism - because it's all connected. as long as they do not have to be the ones to crush the infant to death under their boot, as long as they can shield their eyes from the brutality of their country, they'll take that option.

I think about israelis living so close to the gaza strip, living in relative security and having food and shelter and yes bomb shelters because THEY are citizens of a settler colonial state and people who are being colonized are going to resist the violence of occupation.

I think about how generally they are so removed and detached from the brutality of what israel does to palestinians, and how after oct 7th, many people who considered themselves liberal zionists went completely apeshit racist and genocidal, and this is according to actual peace activists in israel, actual anti-zionists in israel, actual leftists in israel. the ones who have refused to cover their eyes to the realities of the occupation and the genocide.

you see it on social media - people who consider themselves non-zionists or liberal zionists have been laughing at hateful genocidal zionist memes, and centering their own pain, and it reminds me of how liberals in the united states will do ANYTHING not to witness the horrors of us imperialism when it threatens their comfort.

this is not unique to zionists, this is a symptom of settler colonialism. I do believe that sometimes liberals can do better than that, but they often end up useless as allies to resistance, actual resistance, when it fucking matters the most.

so many liberal americans will continue to watch their favorite racist shows or buy disposable vapes or support joe biden, and they'll make all kinds of excuses about why they have to but the truth is this: they value their comfort more than they care about genocide.

I mean frankly even I do to some extent. I pay my taxes. I'm not gonna go to prison on tax evasion because I want to make a point about genocide. I wish I had the courage of my convictions to that level but I don't. I know that I would never go serve in the military even if it was conscription, I'd go to jail for that but that's never been a real concern for me here.

meanwhile, there are people who do not have the comfort to lose. in the film, farha does not have the privilege to choose comfort. she can close her eyes, she can look away, but she hears the baby cry and cry and cry until the baby passes away. she has no choice.

in choosing his own comfort, the soldier unknowingly condemns a child to witness trauma he can choose to ignore. now farha, a 14 year old girl, has to live with not being able to free herself from her sanctuary/prison to save the baby.

a 14 year old girl injures herself to save a baby, but a grown man covers a baby's face and lets it starve so he can live with himself. he still murdered that baby, but he'll tell himself that he didn't.

people often say they know what they'd have done if they'd lived during the holocaust or other atrocities. but honestly these same people don't do shit now. they cover their eyes.

if you're going to accept the deaths of innocent people, at least say that your comfort, your security, matters more to you than their lives.

because it clearly does.

anyway go watch farha on netflix.

#farha 2021 #farha #palestinian film #palestinian cinema #free palestine #child death tw #child murder tw #settler colonialism #anti-zionism #racism #genocide #liberalism :( #thing is we all start somewhere #i was a liberal - you can grow too #but you have to acknowledge reality

[summoneryuna]

FARHA (2021)

Costume Design by Jamila Aladdin

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[akajustmerry]

hello! just making a little call-out post regarding Farha (2021). my name is Merryana, I'm Arab-Australian and I work for a youth publication in Australia called Junkee (all the articles I've contributed to can be found here).

I am currently working on an article about Farha (2021), why it's a significant film and what it represents. If you're Palestinian, have seen the film and have some thoughts about it you'd be willing to share for publication in the article - please message me or reply to this post!

You don't have to share a tonne, just a few sentences about how you feel about the film would be perfect and you can remain anonymous. I just feel it's important to have Palestinian voices included in the feature. So, if you have the space to share, please message or reply to this post as soon as you can and we'll chat in the DMs.

thank you! please, signal boost if you can!

#farha #farha 2021 #palestine #free palestine #signal boost

[druidgroves]

I watched Farha yesterday and this single shot of her looking through the crack in the door wouldn’t leave my head.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

#farha 2021 #palestine #free palestine #stand with gaza #stand with palestine #general strike #rae.psd #also hope i wrote the arabic right i just referenced the wikipedia page for it akdjdj

[omarmahmoud114]

Watching.

Farha.2021

#farha 2021

[angelstills]

فرحة / Farha (2021)

#Farha #2021 #2020s #Film #Darin J Sallam

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FARHA (2021) dir. Darin J. Sallam

“Almost all Palestinians in the center and to the south are now displaced. And they are seeking refuge elsewhere. And ever since my family was entrusted with this village, all we care about is to keep the land safe as well as people's lives.”

#farha #filmedit #filmgifs #doyouevenfilm #fyeahmovies #palestine #moviegifs #cinemapix #dailyflicks #chewieblog #useroptional #userrobin #tvandfilm #dailycinema #usermandie #kane52630 #gifs #movie

[wardenofthecoast]

Palestine

Websites

PalestineAction.org (Palestine Action)

BDSmovement.net (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions)

IMEU.org (Institute for Middle East Understanding)

DecolonizePalestine.com (Decolonize Palestine)

MiddleEastEye.net (Middle East Eye)

TheCradle.co (The Cradle)

AlJazeera.com (Al Jazeera)

JewishCurrents.org (Jewish Currents)

Mondoweiss.net (Mondoweiss)

Papers and Books

Wretched of the Earth Franz Fanon

Orientalism Edward Said

The Question of Palestine Edward Said

Israel’s Brutal Colonial Pursuit Elia Zuriek

Ten Myths About Israel Lian Pappe

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Lian Pappe

Footnotes in Gaza

Organizations

Jewish Voice for Peace

IfNotNow

Palestine Action

Red Crescent Palestine

Movies

Divine Intervention (2002)

Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege (2021)

Farha (2021)

Tantura (2022)

Links (Articles, Videos, More Stuff)

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/my-israeli-friends-this-is-why-i-support-palestinians-ilan-pappe/

#Palestine #Gaza #Free Palestine #Free Gaza #Youtube

[palipunk]

Hello

For my Public Speaking class I have to do a speech about an aspect of another culture and I have decided to do it over Palestine because I want these white mofos to realize that these are people that Israel are murdering, people with a vibrant and wonderful culture that they want to erase from the earth.

I have decided to do it over Palestinian Cinema since they have a movie industry of their own.

Would you be willing to help me bring this cinema culture to light for a bunch of white missourians?

Thank you for wanting to share Palestinian culture with your class, I really hope the best for your speech and everything goes well. If you would like some recommendations or websites to browse and learn more about, I can do that.

Farha (2021) - Description: As violence breaks out in 1948 Palestine, a father hides his 14-year-old daughter inside a locked pantry and promises to return.

Mediterranean fever (2022) - Description: Forty-year-old Walid, a Palestinian living in Haifa with his wife and two children, is a struggling writer with depression. When he meets his new neighbor Jalal, a small-time crook, the two men form an unexpected friendship and become inseparable.

The Present (2020) - Description: Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift on their wedding anniversary.

Tale of Three Jewels (1995) - Description: First-ever feature film shot entirely in Gaza. A sweet adventure that uses the grim backdrop of Israeli occupation in Gaza as 12-year-old Youssef sets out on a quest to win the heart of young Aida.

The Time That Remains (2009) - Description: Suleiman Suleiman's masterpiece. A semi-biographic film, in four historic episodes, about a family - from 1948, until recent times.

Gaza Ghetto: Portrait of a Family (1948 – 1984) - Description: The film follows a refugee family from the Gaza Strip who visit the site of their former village, now a Jewish town in Israel.

Two websites to learn more and browse:

Palestine Cinema

Palestine Film Institute

Additionally, If you or anyone reading this is interested in watching, Palestine Film Institute is holding an event called Unprovoked Narratives and they have a few Palestinian films you can watch for free up until Oct 25th (they extended the date by a few days).

#palestine #free palestine #ask #godofdystopia

[cinematicjourney]

Farha (2021) | dir. Darin J. Sallam

#farha #darin j. sallam #karam taher #ashraf barhom #films #movies #cinematography #screencaps

[saddayfordemocracy]

10 films on Palestine that everyone should watch

Explore the tales of Palestinians who have suffered atrocities at the hands of Israeli occupation forces for 75 long years.

ith the Gaza invasion dominating headlines around the world and Israel carpet bombing the Gaza strip, killing scores of civilians, we have complied a list of films that highlight the plight of Palestinians so that people remember the human stories behind the statistics.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a Security Council meeting held on October 24 to discuss the Middle East situation, asserted, “It is important to also recognise the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. They have seen their land steadily devoured by settlements and plagued by violence; their economy stifled; their people displaced and their homes demolished.”

His powerful statement rings true as Palestinians have been suffering under the apartheid rule of Israel for far too long. Palestinian people have tried various ways to raise their voices and tell the world about Israel’s atrocities, which have been ongoing since the Nakba in 1948. One of the most successful methods has been telling real stories through films, dramas, and documentaries.

Here are 10 films that depict how the people of Palestine have suffered for the past 75 years.

Farha (2021)

The film depicts the true story of a Palestinian girl who survived the Nakba of 1948, when thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their homeland. The hopeful young girl who wanted to study in the city watched silently from the pantry of her house while Israeli forces ethnically cleansed her neighbours and other fellow countrymen slaughtered by them.

The movie, directed by Hassiba Freiha and Kenton Oxley, is available on Netflix.

Tale of the Three Jewels (1995)

Set in contemporary Gaza, the movie is the story of a Palestinian boy, Yusef, who becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl. The children explore nature, mysticism, and their future while learning to live amid the surrounding brutality. To escape, Yusef sets off on a journey to the North American dreamworld with his blind neighbour.

Directed by Michel Khleifi, the movie is available to watch online on various sites.

Children of Shatalia (1998)

Farah, age 11, and Issa, age 12, are two streetwise children living in Beirut’s Palestinian Shatila refugee camp, located in the city’s “belt of misery.” The centre is home to 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment, and poverty. The two children are given video cameras; they use their imaginations and creativity to come to terms with the realities of growing up in a refugee camp that has survived massacre, siege, and starvation.

Directed by Mai Masri, the movie is available on Netflix.

Omar (2013)

Omar is a young Palestinian man living in Israeli-occupied West Bank where he must navigate a steep separation wall and checkpoints to visit his friends. Omar sees his horizons diminish after he carries out a sniper attack with his two childhood buddies. He’s captured, imprisoned, tortured, and coerced into becoming an informer for the Israelis but finds he’s not the only traitor.

Directed by Hany Abu-Assad, the second film from the Palestinian territories to be nominated for an Academy Award is available on Netflix.

Pomegranates and Myrrh (2009)

The film tells the story of a Palestinian woman who uses Dabke (a traditional folk dance) to cope with the loss of her husband, who is taken away by Israeli authorities. The story talks about the political climate of Palestine and the internal and external sufferings of Palestinians.

Directed by Najwa Najjar, the movie is available on Netflix.

Eyes of a Thief (2014)

The film’s central plot-line is a father’s search for his daughter. As he searches, he not only has to fight against the lack of freedom under occupation but also against social boundaries. Having served a 10-year prison sentence for an attack on Israeli border soldiers, Tarek sets out to find his daughter Malak. When he eventually finds her in Nablus, however, he discovers that she has been adopted. He can’t reveal himself publicly as her father, so he takes a job nearby working as an engineer for the official in charge of water at the Palestinian National Authority to be able to approach her in secret.

Directed by Najwa Najjar, the film is available on Netflix.

The Time That Remains (2009)

This semi-autobiographical film tells the story of a father who fought in the 1948 war and chose to stay back when Israelis took over. It depicts the life of Palestinians living as a minority on their own land. The film is divided into four parts.

Directed by Elia Suleiman, The Time That Remains is available for streaming on Apple TV.

3000 Nights (2015)

The film illustrates the plight of political prisoners in Israel. Set in 1980, Nablus, 3000 Nights follows a newly-married school teacher, Layal, whose crime is giving a ride to a teenage boy who is accused of executing a lethal attack on a military checkpoint. Layal is sentenced to eight years in prison, where she spends her pregnancy and gives birth to a boy.

Directed by Mai Masri, the film is available on Netflix.

The Present (2020)

A father-daughter duo living along the Palestine border sets out to buy a fridge. The pair has to cross the checkpoint, segregated road, and armed soldiers, which involves a stringent checking process to cross the border. The movie depicts the life of Palestinians who can’t do basic daily routine things without facing harassment by IDF soldiers.

Co-written and directed by Farah Nabulsi, the BAFTA Award-winning film is available on Netflix.

When I Saw You (2012)

This story focuses on the heartache of a young boy, Tarek, who wants his father and his state back. He is displaced in a grim camp, with no one to turn to, and proceeds on a journey to turn his life around.

Directed by Annemarie Jacir, the movie is available on Netflix.

If you are interested in the historical context of the Israel-Palestine conflict, take a look at this list compiled by Al-Jazeera.

As Israeli forces bomb Gaza relentlessly to ‘punish’ Hamas, killing thousands of innocent Palestinians, it is important to remember their stories.

Words courtesy of images.dawn.com

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #women's rights #freedom for palestine #freegaza #freepalestine #movies #when i saw you #netflix #farah nabulsi #bafta #hamas attack #the present #gaza strip #free gaza #3000 nights #the time that remains #myrrh #pomegranate #omer #omar #childrens of shatila #farha #united nations #peace #al-jazeera #image.dawn.com

[akajustmerry]

anyways, instead of focusing all your energy on calling out Succession and the Last of Us for being anti-palestinian, here's some of my favourite media made by Palestinians 🇵🇸 and their allies...

Salt of this Sea (2008). Dir. Annemarie Jacir. Heist film set in Palestine about 2 Palestinians who help a Palestinian American woman rob a British bank who refused to give her the money her grandfather left her.

Netflix original series, Mo, created by Mo Amer. Dramedy about Mo, a Palestinian American without papers, trying to stay out of trouble until his US citizenship is approved (he's already been waiting for 12 years). This just got renewed for a second season!!!!

Farha (2021). Dir. Darin J. Sallam. Coming of age story about a 14 year old girl trying to survive the Nakba in 1948. Tw: settler colonial violence.

In Between (2016). Dir. Maysaloun Hamoud. A film about 3 Palestinian women, one of whom is queer, in their 20s living under occupation. Heart-warming story about friendship, solidarity and revenge. Tw: sexual assault.

In Vitro (2019). Dir. Larissa Sansour. Breathtaking short scifi film set in a future where Bethlehem has been destroyed by an ecological disaster and two scientists from different generations are trying to remember what happened. This film is pure poetry and I think about it constantly.

It Must Be Heaven (2019). Dir. Elia Sulieman. A charmingly absurdist film about Elia Sulieman seeing parallels to Palestine everywhere he goes as he tries to make a film about his homeland.

The Crossing (2017). Dir. Ameen Nayfeh. Short film about Palestinian siblings trying to cross an Israeli checkpoint to visit their grandparents.

Ramy. Episode 3 of season 3: 'American Cigarettes'. Far and away the best episode of TV of 2022, and also directed by Annemarie Jacir. Ramy goes to occupied Palestine to make a diamond deal with some Israeli brokers, but his horniness takes him to The Other Side. I think about this episode almost everyday, it's unlike anything I've ever seen.

Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis. A book of interviews and essays conducted by Angela Davis on how systems of racism and colonial violence are all connected, and how solidarity between communities of colour are vital, using the long-standing allyship between Palestinians, Aboriginal peoples and Black Americans as case studies.

As fine and good as it is to call out Zionism in media, rmr to also support Palestinians, their work and their art. Feel free to suggest more ❤️

#palestine #free palestine #Ramy #Mo #farha #films #tv #/

[fuckyeahcostumedramas]

Karam Taher as the titular character in Farha (Film, 2021).

#karam taher #farha #perioddramaedit #20th century #1940s #Jamila Aladdin

[historical-beauty-lily]

Farha (2021) dir. Darin J. Sallam

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[angelstills]

فرحة / Farha (2021)

#Farha #2020s #2021 #Film #Darin J Sallam