London Palestine Film Festival 2023 presents Shorts: Bonboné, Bir’em and A Statement of Resistance 18

London Palestine Film Festival 2023 presents an eclectic triple bill featuring animation, reality-based fiction and non-fiction.

Bonboné (Rakan Mayasi, 2017, Palestine/Lebanon, 15min)

A young Palestinian woman visits her husband in an Israeli prison. Unable to have conjugal visits, they devise an unusual and unexpected way to conceive.

Bir’em (Camille Clavel, 2022, France, 75min)

Nagham decides to return to her family’s village, Bir'em, destroyed during the 1948 war. The teenager spends the summer reconnecting with memories of her grandfather.

A Statement of Resistance (Ali Jabaly, 2022, Norway/ Palestine, 6min)

The will of a people to exist; this mixed-media animation shows the perseverance of a city that continues to rebuild itself despite the ravages of war. Inspired by the myth of the phoenix, a creature that cyclically regenerates and obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor, A Statement of Resistance explores the idea of hope for a better future and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

London Palestine Film Festival

Founded in 1999, London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) is dedicated to creating stimulating platforms that bring together filmmakers, artists, scholars and the public to encourage crucial dialogue regarding the film industry, culture and politics of Palestine.