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Wajib
To launch our Palestine film series, we present Wajib (2017). The film offers a rare, intimate, and authentic glimpse into the everyday lives of middle-class Palestinians in Nazareth. It is a humorous family drama about a father and his estranged son forced to spend a day together delivering wedding invitations by hand. Wajib artfully weaves the realities of living under occupation into the fabric of everyday interactions, rather than presenting overt political statements. Snippets of news on the radio, interactions with Israeli authorities, and discussions about the choices Palestinians make to survive all serve as a subtle but constant reminder of the political context, offering a deep, thoughtful exploration of identity, exile, and compromise.
Released in 2017, Wajib was directed by Annemarie Jacir, and won 36 international film awards. Jacir’s new film Palestine 36 is the Palestine submission for an international film Oscar. The main actors are Mohammad and his son, Saleh Bakri.
Our screening honors Mohammad Bakri, a well known actor and producer who passed away on December 25. Bakri also worked as a director, including directing the 2002 film Jenin, Jenin in which he interviewed residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank who claimed mass destruction and the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces during Operation Defensive Shield. The film drew a lot of controversy in Israel and was quickly banned by the Israeli Film Board from being screened.
Sponsored by the MAPA Education Fund. The screening will be followed by an appreciation of Bakri and a discussion led by a Palestinian who is from Nazareth. Light refreshments.
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