From Ground Zero: Film Screenings (and Discussion)

Name: From Ground Zero: Film Screenings (and Discussion)
Start: 2025-09-28T16:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-02T19:30:00+01:00
Location: The Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Schedule

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 04:30 pm to Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Alhambra Cinema - Penrith | Penrith, EN

4 opportunities to see the new, and highly acclaimed Gaza film 'From Ground Zero' including a screening on September 28th with an intro and post-screening discussion with Palestine Solidarity Group Carlisle & District.
Charming, wistful, heartbreaking, hopeful and urgent. Palestine’s official entry to the 2025 Academy Awards, “From Ground Zero”, brings dozens of emerging Palestinian artists to the fore in an urgent cry for humanity from a people under siege.
Each film, ranging in length from 3 to 6 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza. The project, masterminded by legendary Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi and Exec Produced by Michael Moore, captures the diverse experiences of life in the Palestinian enclave, including the challenges, tragedies and moments of resilience faced by its people. Using a mix of genres including fiction, documentary, docu-fiction, animation and experimental cinema, From Ground Zero presents a rich diversity of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy and hope inherent in Gazan life.
These are only a snapshot of the stories shared. Chronicling the lives of people too often discussed in reference to numbers and refugee camps, From Ground Zero is an extraordinary time capsule, an urgent response to an ongoing catastrophe, and an artist’s call to bear witness to a crime scene. It is a reminder that despite sustained efforts to silence them - the film stricken from the 2024 Cannes lineup on political grounds after initially being accepted - the voice of the Palestinian people is louder than ever through art and film.
Book online
https://penrithcinema.co.uk/LonsdalePenrith.dll/WhatsOn?f=11205310