The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) returns after a two year haitus, with diverse, rare and popular shorts, features and documentaries, working to connect audiences with international filmmakers focusing on Palestine-related issues. Joining the likes of Bella Freud and Eyal Weizman for the festival are this week’s Six Pillars’ guests (bios below): Mai Masri with … Continue reading
Incensed by the provocation of the USA to move it’s Israeli embassy to the disputed area of Jerusalem, the orchestrated, cold blooded killings of civilians marking the 70th anniversary of their exodus (nakba) from their homeland, and motivated by the music project stemming from Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel on the ugly side of the West … Continue reading
Egyptian film maker Rammy Elsaadany joins us in the studio to review the film and soundtrack for ‘In Between’, an insightful take on the lives of modern Palestinian women by first time director Maysaloun Hamoud. Set in Tel Aviv, three different women navigate the trials of modern day urban living together. We’ll also listen to … Continue reading
From the mouths of babes…Radio Lajee is made by Palestinian youth refugees aged 11-22yrs, at the Aida refugee camp. Aida Refugee Camp, established in 1950, near the West Bank gives voice to the kids and youth of the refugee population. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reports that the camp held a population of approximately … Continue reading
In March 2014 we met with Samia Halaby for an interview as part of Falgoosh Radio, a radio experiment in the centre of Art Dubai, the largest art fair in the Middle East. Halaby speaks here about her early days experimenting with computers, her work and practice. Read more about this fascinating pioneer on the … Continue reading
An interview with Palestinian artist, scholar and art historian Samia Halaby (b. 1936). Halaby has contributed to the practise of abstraction in Arab art and the historical archiving of Palestinian art itself. Born in Jerusalem Halaby uses both acrylic, oil paints and even computers for her works, which are often large in size and influenced … Continue reading
1.30-2pm we speak to artist Inzajeano Latif as we move about the new gallery P21’s inaugural exhibition Refraction: Moving Image on Palestine. Curator Shaheen Merali brings together film, poster, sculpture, painting and more in this group show by artists both inside and outside of Palestine including crown jewels Leila Shawa and kennardphillips. While Israel has its … Continue reading
