On Saturday and Sunday, May 24th and 25th we invite you to join “Make Way for the Sun” the South Florida Palestine Film Festival honoring the rich and ongoing legacy of Palestinian film and cultural resistance, as one part of the broader movement for a liberated Palestine and a world free from imperial and colonial violence.
All funds from ticket sales after covering costs will be donated to urgently needed humanitarian aid for families in Gaza. If you are unable to pay but would like to participate in the event, please send us an email at miamipalestinefilmfestival@gmail.com so we can figure out accommodations.
“Make Way for the Sun” comes from a line in a poem written by the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, and is included in the historic anthology of liberatory Palestinian poetry “Enemy of the Sun”. It is a demand and insistence on recognition and self determination for our people and all people across the Global South who refuse to be erased or defeated.
Please note: This will be a zero tolerance space for disruption, harassment, racism, and all other forms of bullying, violence, or harm. In light of the surge in hateful attacks on Palestinians and Palestinian solidarity activists and organizers we may take security precautions to vet all attendees. The intention of this space is to be in shared learning, communion, grief, hope, and feel safe while doing so.
Free Palestine.
The central imagery illustrates a tatreez embroidery design called “Ain Al Shams عين الشمس ” or “Eye Of The Sun” . This tatreez is from Deir al Balah Beersheba دير البلح بئر السبع which located at the center of the Gaza Strip. The illustration is inspired by the archival work on Tirazain.com.
