FROM THE SOUTH OF LEBANON- Conversation & Screening

'YAROUN' - CONVERSATION AND SCREENING.

Screening the Lebanese Documentary 'Up to the South' (Talaeen a Junuub) Dir. Jayce Salloum & Walid Ra'ad (1993). And Short Film 'Yaroun' Dir. Zeinab Mahfoud (2023). Featuring a live conversation with surprise guest speaker TBA.

Tuesday 07 May. Unassigned Gallery, Brunswick. 6pm start.

Proceeds from this screening will be donated to 'We Are Not Numbers' Foundation.

ABOUT THE FILMS:

'Up to the South' (Talaeen a Junuub), directed by Jayce Salloum and Walid Ra'ad, is a powerful experimental documentary which examines the politics and economics of South Lebanon against the backdrop of the Israeli occupation. The film focuses on the social, intellectual and popular resistance to the Israeli occupation, as well as conceptions of "the land" and culture, and the imperiled identities of the Lebanese people.

'Yaroun 2023' directed by Zeinab Mahfoud, is a documentary following an immigrant’s return to his home village in the Jnoub (South Lebanon). As he sings folk songs about searching for his home, the neighbours discuss the history of Israeli occupation and war against the Jnoub, all while warning us to flee before the situation intensifies pre-October 7th. The audio used in the short film were recorded on the 24th of September 2023. The visuals were recorded on the 1st of October 2023, during Mahfoud's last visit to Yaroun.

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