Palestinian Film Festival
3-13 APRIL 2025
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Past
Events

Thursday Mar 7 2024

ALAM

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Thu Mar 7 7:00 pm

Sydney

​​Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.​​

ZOO

Thu Mar 7 7:00 pm

Sydney

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Friday Mar 8 2024

A House in Jerusalem

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Fri Mar 8 8:00 pm

Sydney

A House in Jerusalem follows a Jewish-British girl who moves from England to Jerusalem for a new start after her mother’s death but on the way, meets the ghost of a Palestinian girl.

ALAM

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Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Canberra

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ALAM

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Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Brisbane

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ALAM

Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Hobart

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ALAM

Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Adelaide

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Bethlehem 2001

Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Sydney

A young Palestinian man recollects his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.

Lyd

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Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Sydney

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

ZOO

Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Canberra

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

ZOO

Fri Mar 8 6:00 pm

Hobart

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

ZOO

Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Brisbane

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

ZOO

Fri Mar 8 6:30 pm

Adelaide

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Mar 9 2024

A Gaza Weekend

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Sat Mar 9 8:00 pm

Sydney

Gaza suddenly becomes the safest – and funniest – place on Earth during a pandemic in this uproarious comedy from Palestinian-British filmmaker Basil Khalil.

ALAM

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Sat Mar 9 5:30 pm

Sydney

​​Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.​​

Lyd

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Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Brisbane

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Lyd

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Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Canberra

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Lyd

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Adelaide

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Lyd

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Hobart

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Resistance – Why?

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Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Sydney

Resistance, Why? is a recently restored documentary that captures a crucial cross-section of the Palestinian resistance in Lebanon in 1970, including never before seen footage of Ghassan Kanafani.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Sydney

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Brisbane

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Canberra

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Hobart

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 9 4:00 pm

Adelaide

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Tomorrow’s Freedom

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Sat Mar 9 6:00 pm

Sydney

Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.

Sunday Mar 10 2024

Bye Bye Tiberias

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Sun Mar 10 6:00 pm

Sydney

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Bye Bye Tiberias

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Sun Mar 10 6:30 pm

Sydney

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Bye Bye Tiberias

Sun Mar 10 8:15 pm

Sydney

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Gaza Surf Club

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Sun Mar 10 4:00 pm

Sydney

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Mar 10 4:00 pm

Adelaide

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Mar 10 4:00 pm

Hobart

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Gaza Surf Club

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Sun Mar 10 4:00 pm

Canberra

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Gaza Surf Club

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Sun Mar 10 4:00 pm

Brisbane

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Twelve Beds

Sun Mar 10 2:00 pm

Sydney

Palestinian orphans return to a place of memory where personal narratives of displacement, martyrdom, loss and deprivation stir questions related to identity, sacrifice and homeland.

Thursday Mar 14 2024

ALAM

Thu Mar 14 6:30 pm

Melbourne

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ZOO

Thu Mar 14 6:30 pm

Melbourne

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Friday Mar 15 2024

A House in Jerusalem

Fri Mar 15 8:30 pm

Melbourne

A House in Jerusalem follows a Jewish-British girl who moves from England to Jerusalem for a new start after her mother’s death but on the way, meets the ghost of a Palestinian girl.

ALAM

Fri Mar 15 6:30 pm

Perth

​​Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.​​

Bethlehem 2001

Fri Mar 15 6:30 pm

Melbourne

A young Palestinian man recollects his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.

Lyd

Fri Mar 15 6:30 pm

Melbourne

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

ZOO

Fri Mar 15 6:30 pm

Perth

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Mar 16 2024

A Gaza Weekend

Sat Mar 16 5:30 pm

Melbourne

Gaza suddenly becomes the safest – and funniest – place on Earth during a pandemic in this uproarious comedy from Palestinian-British filmmaker Basil Khalil.

Bye Bye Tiberias

Sat Mar 16 11:50 am

Melbourne

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Lyd

Sat Mar 16 2:00 pm

Perth

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Resistance – Why?

Sat Mar 16 1:30 pm

Melbourne

Resistance, Why? is a recently restored documentary that captures a crucial cross-section of the Palestinian resistance in Lebanon in 1970, including never before seen footage of Ghassan Kanafani.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 16 1:30 pm

Melbourne

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Mar 16 2:00 pm

Perth

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Tomorrow’s Freedom

Sat Mar 16 3:30 pm

Melbourne

Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.

Sunday Mar 17 2024

Bye Bye Tiberias

Sun Mar 17 3:30 pm

Melbourne

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Mar 17 5:30 pm

Melbourne

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Mar 17 2:00 pm

Perth

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Twelve Beds

Sun Mar 17 1:30 pm

Melbourne

Palestinian orphans return to a place of memory where personal narratives of displacement, martyrdom, loss and deprivation stir questions related to identity, sacrifice and homeland.

Sunday Mar 24 2024

ALAM

Sun Mar 24 6:45 pm

Melbourne

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Mar 24 2:30 pm

Melbourne

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

ZOO

Sun Mar 24 6:45 pm

Melbourne

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Apr 6 2024

ALAM

Sat Apr 6 4:30 pm

Wagga Wagga

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Bethlehem 2001

Sat Apr 6 6:45 pm

Wagga Wagga

A young Palestinian man recollects his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.

Gaza Surf Club

Sat Apr 6 6:45 pm

Wagga Wagga

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

ZOO

Sat Apr 6 4:30 pm

Wagga Wagga

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Sunday Apr 14 2024

ALAM

Sun Apr 14 3:00 pm

Castlemaine

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Tomorrow’s Freedom

Sun Apr 14 7:00 pm

Castlemaine

Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.

ZOO

Sun Apr 14 3:00 pm

Castlemaine

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Friday Apr 19 2024

A Gaza Weekend

Fri Apr 19 7:00 pm

Darwin

Gaza suddenly becomes the safest – and funniest – place on Earth during a pandemic in this uproarious comedy from Palestinian-British filmmaker Basil Khalil.

Bethlehem 2001

Fri Apr 19 9:00 pm

Darwin

A young Palestinian man recollects his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.

Bye Bye Tiberias

Fri Apr 19 9:00 pm

Darwin

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

ZOO

Fri Apr 19 7:00 pm

Darwin

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Apr 20 2024

Gaza Mon Amour

Sat Apr 20 8:00 pm

Ballarat

A sweet dramatic comedy inspired by a true story that took place in Gaza in 2014.

Gaza Surf Club

Sat Apr 20 5:30 pm

Ballarat

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

ZOO

Sat Apr 20 5:30 pm

Ballarat

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Sunday Apr 21 2024

ALAM

Sun Apr 21 2:30 pm

Alice Springs

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Apr 21 4:30 pm

Alice Springs

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

ZOO

Sun Apr 21 2:30 pm

Alice Springs

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Thursday Apr 25 2024

Tomorrow’s Freedom

Thu Apr 25 6:30 pm

Perth

Marwan Barghouti, often described as the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison. This is his story.

Friday Apr 26 2024

ALAM

Fri Apr 26 6:30 pm

Fremantle

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ZOO

Fri Apr 26 6:30 pm

Fremantle

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Saturday Apr 27 2024

ALAM

Sat Apr 27 4:15 pm

Byron Bay

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

Gaza Mon Amour

Sat Apr 27 2:00 pm

Perth

A sweet dramatic comedy inspired by a true story that took place in Gaza in 2014.

Gaza Surf Club

Sat Apr 27 6:30 pm

Fremantle

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Lyd

Sat Apr 27 7:00 pm

Byron Bay

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Resistance Climbing

Sat Apr 27 7:00 pm

Byron Bay

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

ZOO

Sat Apr 27 4:15 pm

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Sunday Apr 28 2024

Bye Bye Tiberias

Sun Apr 28 6:30 pm

Perth

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Lyd

Sun Apr 28 2:00 pm

Fremantle

This sci-fi documentary shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. From the perspective of the city herself, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents.

Resistance Climbing

Sun Apr 28 2:00 pm

Fremantle

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Friday Jun 14 2024

Gaza Surf Club

Fri Jun 14 6:00 pm

Townsville

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Resistance Climbing

Fri Jun 14 6:00 pm

Townsville

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Saturday Jun 15 2024

ALAM

Sat Jun 15 2:30 pm

Mount Victoria/ Blue Mountains

Alam is the story of Tamer, a Palestinian teen who undergoes a political awakening sparked by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school.

ZOO

Sat Jun 15 2:30 pm

Mount Victoria/ Blue Mountains

Wandering through the ‘worst Zoo in the world’, a boy is looking for his football when he encounters a little tiger who follows him on his quest to find a safe place to play.

Sunday Jun 16 2024

Bethlehem 2001

Sun Jun 16 1:45 pm

Mount Victoria/ Blue Mountains

A young Palestinian man recollects his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.

Bye Bye Tiberias

Sun Jun 16 4:10 pm

Mount Victoria/ Blue Mountains

Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.

Gaza Surf Club

Sun Jun 16 1:45 pm

Mount Victoria/ Blue Mountains

Gaza Surf Club explores the transformative power of the ocean and the resilience it fosters for a vibrant community of surfers in Gaza.

Resistance Climbing

Sun Jun 16 4:10 pm

Mount Victoria/ Blue Mountains

American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits Palestine to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives.

Wednesday Oct 2 2024

NO OTHER LAND

Wed Oct 2 6:50 pm

Melbourne

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, has filmed his community of Masafer Yattabeing destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

Thursday Oct 10 2024

NO OTHER LAND

Thu Oct 10 6:45 pm

Canberra

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, has filmed his community of Masafer Yattabeing destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

NO OTHER LAND

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Thu Oct 10 6:45 pm

Sydney

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, has filmed his community of Masafer Yattabeing destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.