Sunday 5 July, 2pm

Films and forum that explore social justice, artistic expression and cultural activism

Screenings include Huriyya and Her Sisters + My Journey + The Secret World.

Huriyya and Her Sisters

Australia / 2009 / 8 mins

Huriyya and Her Sisters is a short animation produced by Bankstown Area Multicultural Network Inc (BAMN) and created by young women from Western Sydney including Alaa Sukkarieh, Asmah Gebara, Aya Sukkarieh,Fatima Gebara, Hend Kandeel, Layal Naji, Leila Darbas, Maysa Succarie, Nahla El Ghazawi, Sara Shehata, Sara Zawit, Sarah Khodr, Sawsan Khodr, Shafigheh Rafat, Soheir El Sayah, Yasmine Khodr with artistic team Paula Abood, Fatima Mawas, Nadyat El Gawley, Meiying Saw, Shaia Kaia, Fadle El-Haris, Mohamed Youssef, Tarek Sawires, Jaime Bohm and Barry Gamba. Khadija finds solace in the spiritual beauty of the moving word.

My Journey

Australia / 2008 / 10 min Dir: Nawal Abdi

Based on the recollections of the director’s grandfather, Mahmoud Abdi, this film traces his journey from 1948 when he was forced to leave his homeland Palestine to present day Australia where he now lives.

The Secret World

Palestine / 2008 / 60 min Dir: Nicholas Rowe

An adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies set in Ramallah, this feature follows a group of Palestinian school children who wake up one day to find all the adults have disappeared.

Forum: Dreaming of 1001 Rights

Guest speakers include:

• Romaine Moreton - Australian Indigenous artist and writer of poetry, prose and film

• Randa Abdel-Fattah, Acclaimed Author, Lawyer and Human Rights Activist

• Nawal Abdi - Director My Journey

• Nicholas Rowe - Director The Secret World

• Aya Sukkarieh and Sarah Khodr - Huriyya and Her Sisters