The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) returns this November, bringing a powerful selection of films that offer profound insights into Palestinian life, culture, and resistance.
The festival opens on Friday, 15 November with A Grain of Sand, a one-woman mixed-media performance starring Sarah Agha, and culminates on Friday, 29 November 29 with the highly anticipated UK premiere of From Ground Zero, a collection of 22 short films made by Gazan filmmakers during the current war on Gaza.
These opening and closing films capture the heart of LPFF 2024’s mission to amplify Palestinian voices and present compelling narratives from the region.
The Closing Night will be a landmark event for LPFF, with From Ground Zero screening in cinemas across east, west, and south London.
Directed by 22 filmmakers, the film offers an unprecedented look into life in Gaza, with stories that reflect the experiences, fears, and hopes of those living in the midst of conflict. The screenings will take place at Genesis Cinema, Riverside Studios and Sands Film Studio, bringing this crucial work to audiences across the capital.
Khaled Ziada, Founder and Director of London Palestine Film Festival said: “Founded in the late 90s, the annual two-week film festival continues to create spaces of discussion.
“Each edition spotlights stories of political realities as experienced by Palestinians, both at home and in the diaspora, through the creative lens of cinema.”
The London Palestine Film Festival 2024 programme is a curated selection of recently released titles alongside favourites from throughout the years.
He added: “Given the urgent circumstances in the ongoing war, we open with an exclusive live performance based on true events, in A Grain of Sand, theatre director Elias Matar presents an experience where imagination is crucial to navigate the violence.
“Closing this year’s festival we will have a simultaneous multi-cinema screening of From Ground Zero, a portmanteau of 22 films made in Gaza over the past year.”
“These two sessions bookend an eclectic selection of cinema from award-winning feature films to selections of shorts, all showing on screens across London,” he said.
For the full 2024 programme and more details: www.palestinefilm.org.uk
