Where Olive Trees Weep: Film Screening and Community Conversation

Join IDHA and the Foundation for Community Psychoanalysis on Tuesday, August 19 for an in-person screening and discussion about the film .

This documentary offers a searing window into the realities of life under Israeli occupation. Filmed in the occupied West Bank, it weaves together the voices of journalists, therapists, grassroots organizers, and survivors to explore the enduring impact of colonization, intergenerational trauma, and the deep roots of Palestinian resilience. Through stories of displacement, imprisonment, and everyday resistance, the film grapples with the human cost of ongoing occupation – and collective yearning for justice, dignity, and healing.

After the screening, we’ll gather for a facilitated group discussion focused on solidarity, witnessing, and healing as essential practices of resistance. The evening will also include opportunities for somatic grounding, honoring grief, and sharing community-based resources. Light refreshments will be served.

This event is open to mental health workers and clinicians, researchers, educators, activists, survivors, peers, current and prior service users, writers, artists, and other advocates – anyone who is interested in exploring the link between personal and societal transformation.

After registering via Eventbrite, you will receive a confirmation email with event details.

For those outside the NYC area, Where Olive Trees Weep is available to stream on the . Donations are optional (minimum $0); all contributions support humanitarian aid in Gaza, trauma healing in Palestinian communities, and the planting of olive trees in Palestine.

Donations

IDHA is a small organization that strives to meet the accessibility needs of our community to the best of our ability. Our events are by tiered suggested donation to ensure we can compensate our facilitators and cover other essential organizing costs, though we strive to never turn anyone away. We appreciate donations of any size for those who have capacity to give.

Access

The Foundation for Community Psychoanalysis is a wheelchair accessible space. We ask that attendees refrain from wearing perfumes or colognes. The film will be equipped with English subtitles. Please submit any questions regarding accessibility to [email protected].

COVID Protocol

The pandemic is not over and many members of our community are disabled and/or immunocompromised. We encourage you to approach in-person gatherings with the understanding that our individual choices affect the whole community. We strongly encourage the use of masks. We ask that you please test for COVID before attending and please stay home if your test is positive or if you are feeling sick. COVID tests, KN95 face masks, and hand sanitizer will be available on site.

Host or Publisher Institute for the Development of Human Arts