Film Screening: "Where Olive Trees Weep"
Film Screening: "Where Olive Trees Weep"
🎥 “Where Olive Trees Weep”
đź“… Sunday, August 25th 2024
đź•’ 2PM
đź“ŤEsperanza Peace and Justice Center (922 San Pedro Ave)
In partnership with San Antonio for Justice in Palestine, San Antonio Jewish Voice for Peace, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center and San Antonio DSA, River 2 Sea Cinematheque invites you to join us for a Screening of the film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
"Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.
This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?"
This is a free event. Donations are welcomed and encouraged. All proceeds go to Gaza.