DAY 3 Queer Cinema for Palestine Film Festival at Asian Arts Initiative

1219 Vine Street,Philadelphia PA 19107

19 November, 2022

Description

DAY 3 QUEER CINEMA FOR PALESTINE PHILLY This event is located at Asian Arts Initiative 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 on Saturday November 19, 2022. Program will begin at 7PM and end at 9PM. Masks are mandatory. Join us as we feature a series of short films made by international filmmakers about queerness and indigenous self-determination. This night will feature the films Heaven Reaches Down to Earth (2020), The Headhunters Daughter (2022), Invisible Men (2019), and Pili Ka Moʻo (2021), followed by a panel discussion with local artists and organizers. This event aims to celebrate international artists, organizations, and individuals that have displayed support for Palestinian liberation. The night will include discussions around queer identity, indigenous sovereignty, and international solidarity, as well as discussions about the connections between global struggles against displacement, capitalist corruption, and colonialism. This is a fundraising event, with proceeds going to Al Qaws, a Palestinian LGBT+ civil society organization fighting against pinkwashing and advocating for queer Palestinians. Proceeds will also go to Playgrounds for Palestine, a PA-based nonprofit working on re-building destroyed playgrounds for Palestinian children. Suggested donation for each night is $5-25, however, no one will be turned away for lack of funds (BIPOC prioritized). Hosted by Philly Palestine Coalition and Queer Cinema for Palestine Philly Co-presented by: Al Bustan Seeds of Culture, cinéSPEAK, Batikh Batikh, No Evil Eye Cinema, and Asian Arts Initiative. Endorsed by: Workers World Philly, Penn Against the Occupation, Drexel Students for Justice in Palestine, Black Alliance for Peace, BDS Philly, Philadelphia Young Communist League, Jewish Voice for Peace Philly, If Not Now Philly, and Philly DSA.