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Kamal Aljafari · 2024 · 1h18m
In the summer of 1982 the Israeli army invaded Beirut. During this time it raided the Palestinian Research Center and looted its entire archive.
Thursday, Sep. 11, 7:00pm
A Fidai Film
Join the launch of Cinema Politica Groningen’s Fall 2025 season with a screening of A Fidai Film. Director Kamal Aljafari’s visually stunning remix of the Palestinian video archives, much of which was impounded by the Israeli Ministry of Defence for decades, is a bold reclamation of Palestinian history.
After the screening, Michelle Hamers will present some of her recent work on the UNRWA Photo Archive for Palestinian Refugees. Michelle then joins Lucia Admiraal and Karène Sanchez-Summerer for a broader post-screening discussion about the role of media in establishing and preserving historical, cultural, and communal identity for the Palestinian people.
Check out this trailer to see highlights of CP Groningen’s upcoming season.
Lucia Admiraal is an Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern studies (RUG) and a journalist and Middle East correspondent for NRC Handelsblad, one of the Netherlands’ leading newspapers. Based in the region, she covers political, social, and cultural developments with a focus on Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, and broader geopolitical dynamics.
Michelle Hamers is a photo historian and United Nations employee. After starting as an archive staff member with UNRWA in 2014, she obtained her doctorate in visual culture with a study into the social and political role of the UNRWA audio-visual archive in the ongoing conflict. Michelle has worked for over 11 years in the humanitarian field and is currently with UNHCR.
Karène Sanchez-Summerer is Professor and Chair of Middle Eastern Studies. She is a historian of the Modern Middle East whose research and teaching focus on Christian Arab communities in and from the region.
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