Film Number

7534

Title

PALESTINIAN EVENING

Producer

WFA

Date

1983

Gauge

U-matic LB

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

48 mins 54 secs

Description

Introduction and discussion around the screening at WFA in Manchester, of the film 'Massacre of Kafr Kassem' made by Lebanese film-maker, Borhan Alaouie. Chaired by Fred Coker, Bill Kassan gives a 10 minute historical context to the film, tracing events from the 1947-8 war to the present.
After the film, Fred Coker and Bill Kassan are joined by Dr Sakakini, who talks about Zionist policies since the 1967 occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, the building of settlements, confiscation of Palestinian land and about the impact on economic, social, educational and cultural life. This is followed by questions from the floor about the film and the situation in Israel and Palestine. Followed by a talk by Bernard Gibbons on the establishment of the Palestine Solidarity Committee after the invasion of Lebanon.

[Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]