Palestinian Film Festival
7-17 MAR 2024
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What's
Showing

Friday Apr 19 2024

A Gaza Weekend

Fri Apr 19 7:00 pm

Darwin

Gaza suddenly becomes the safest – and funniest – place on Earth during a pandemic in this uproarious comedy from Palestinian-British filmmaker Basil Khalil.

Bethlehem 2001

Fri Apr 19 9:00 pm

Darwin

A young Palestinian man recollects his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.

Bye Bye Tiberias

Fri Apr 19 9:00 pm

Darwin

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

ZOO

Fri Apr 19 7:00 pm

Darwin

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Apr 20 2024

Gaza Mon Amour

Sat Apr 20 8:00 pm

Ballarat

A sweet dramatic comedy inspired by a true story that took place in Gaza in 2014.

Gaza Surf Club

Sat Apr 20 5:30 pm

Ballarat

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

ZOO

Sat Apr 20 5:30 pm

Ballarat

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Sunday Apr 21 2024

ALAM

Sun Apr 21 2:30 pm

Alice Springs

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Apr 21 4:30 pm

Alice Springs

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

ZOO

Sun Apr 21 2:30 pm

Alice Springs

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Thursday Apr 25 2024

Tomorrow’s Freedom

Thu Apr 25 6:30 pm

Perth

Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.

Friday Apr 26 2024

ALAM

Fri Apr 26 6:30 pm

Fremantle

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ZOO

Fri Apr 26 6:30 pm

Fremantle

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Apr 27 2024

ALAM

Sat Apr 27 4:15 pm

Byron Bay

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Gaza Mon Amour

Sat Apr 27 2:00 pm

Perth

A sweet dramatic comedy inspired by a true story that took place in Gaza in 2014.

Gaza Surf Club

Sat Apr 27 6:30 pm

Fremantle

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Lyd

Sat Apr 27 7:00 pm

Byron Bay

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Apr 27 7:00 pm

Byron Bay

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

ZOO

Sat Apr 27 4:15 pm

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Sunday Apr 28 2024

Bye Bye Tiberias

Sun Apr 28 6:30 pm

Perth

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Lyd

Sun Apr 28 2:00 pm

Fremantle

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Resistance Climbing

Sun Apr 28 2:00 pm

Fremantle

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.