Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm.
This film will be shown in the same program as Coming Home and Hummus
Online only
Director: Doris Hakim
Producer: Adam Newby
Run time: 29 minutes
Language: English
Style: documentary
Year: 2021
Liwan: A Story of Cultural Resistance is about a “culture café” in Nazareth. It opened in 2016 when the old market of Nazareth was a no-go area, run down following an Israeli “redevelopment” project. Despite many difficulties, they opened, and many new cultural spaces have followed, driving a revival of the souq. They practice ‘cultural resistance’, organizing activities that focus on the Palestinian identity.
The Liwan café; run by co-founders Silke Wanner, Sami Jabali, and Sally Azzam; maintains a Palestinian presence in the old city for political tours, gallery, café, and a space to interact. E.g,
- Mahmoud Yazbak, book presentation
- Ruba Shamshum, concert
- Great Book Robbery film
- Jani Zoabi, Palestinian former member the Knesset
Music duo Haqy Zaarty, songwriter and guitarist; and Kevork Estephanian, percussionist