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Undefeated Despair: Precarity, Public Art and Solidarity in Palestine and Lebanon, by Break the Silence Media and Art Project includes exhibitions from A Tale of Two Cities, The Olympia-Rafa Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), The Maia Mural Brigade, and Mourning & Action: Sabra-Shatila Commemorative Mural Project.
94 mins, 2012, explores in detail the apartheid comparison as it is used in the enduring Israel-Palestine conflict. As much an historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid, the film shows us why many Palestinians feel they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them.
“Where Should The Birds Fly?” documents the lives of two courageous young Palestinian women, survivors of Israel’s massive 23 day attack on Gaza that began on December 28, 2008. Mona Samouni, now 12 years old and the filmmaker, Fida Qishta, now 27, represent the spirit and future of Palestine.
Short documentary “Restored Pictures,” 22 mins by Mahasen Nasser Eldin followed by “Kings and Extras,” 62 mins by Azza El-Hassan. Both films touch on the significant contributions Palestinians have made to their own documentation, respectively in the periods of pre-Nakba and post-Nakba.
The Dupes, by Tawfik Saleh, 1972, 107 mins: The story is based on the 1962 novella Men in the Sun by Palestinian writer, artist, and resistance leader Ghassan Kanafani, who was assassinated at age 36 with his young niece in a car bombing in Beirut in 1972.
Dr. Mousavi’s talk included a demonstration of some of the technical details involved in artistic calligraphy. He also exhibited some of his calligraphic artwork, which will be offered for sale. The calligraphy remained on display for a week after the lecture.
Lukman Ahmad, a Kurdish self-taught artist who paints professionally, has worked in fine arts and graphic design since 1986. Having exhibited extensively in Syria and Turkey as well as Switzerland, he has continued his artistic career since coming to the U.S.
2013 will be bracketed by color at the Gallery.
Photographer Andrew Courtney showcases the African Palestinian community of Jerusalem which lies in the heart of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City. African Palestinians continue to be active in the resistance process for the Palestinian national struggle and many have been political prisoners in Israeli jails. Others are active with the Palestinian Authority.
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