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 [...]
We present State of Passion, a feature-length documentary film by Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi. After 43 horrific days working round the clock under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, emerged [...]
Join us on March 21st for a classical music experience! Music for Peace is delighted to present Double Trouble Cello featuring world renowned musicians, Sam Ou, Carol Ou, Jean Huang Baverstam, Paola Caballero, Dimitar Petkov, and Amy Galluzzo. Enjoy an evening filled with compositions by Anton Arensky and [...]
We present From Ground Zero, a powerful collection of short films by 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war and genocide in Gaza. The stories in Palestine's Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, capture the unyielding steadfastness of the human spirit and [...]
Ben Grosscup is an American singer songwriter and activist. "I sing about the ideas and values of the revolutionary social movements I'm part of. Drawing upon activist folk singing traditions, I brings new songs to the rallies, strikes, picket lines where they’re most relevant. I [...]
Join Mass Peace Action and the Stan Strickland Quartet for an evening of Jazz for reflection and unbounded movement! Music and dance bring us together in joy and community. This performance invites us into deep stillness. Sway and flow with the music, or jump up and [...]
Book launch event for Other Paths for Shahrazad, an Arabic/English anthology of contemporary poetry, produced by the Her Story Is collective. Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Commonwealth Salon, Central Library at Copley Square This event is in-person and registration is [...]
In order to confront the ghosts that haunt him, Palestinian director Raed Andoni assembles an eclectic group of ex prisoners to recreate the Al-Moskobiya, Israel's main interrogation centre, where he was himself jailed at age 18. Day after day, these construction workers, a blacksmith, an [...]
Palestine 36 is an internationally acclaimed 2025 historical drama and epic written and directed by Annemarie Jacir. The film interweaves fictional narratives with archival footage and historical recreation to tell its story. It centers on the character Yusuf, who navigates between his quiet rural village and the [...]
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