Film Screening and Discussion: There Is A Field

43 Hawes Street,Brookline MA 02446

21 April, 2022

Description

The Boston University Center for Antiracist Research joins Donkeysaddle Projects (DSP) to screen the film There Is A Field at BU. This event is free and restricted to Boston University students, faculty, and staff (BU ID required to enter). The Boston University Center for Antiracist Research has joined Donkeysaddle Projects (DSP) in an effort to bring the film "There Is A Field" to the Boston University community. This film began as a play about 17 year-old Asel Asleh’s life and his death, told from the perspective of his older sister, Nardin. In October 2000, a police officer shot and killed unarmed Asel. His story is tragically familiar for Americans, but Asel was not killed in Ferguson, New York City, Atlanta, or Minneapolis. Asel was a Palestinian teenager who was murdered by Israeli police as he participated in a demonstration, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and settler-colonization. There Is A Field film weaves together the performance of activists, artists and organizers from the Movement for Black Lives, with archival footage of Asel, and the activists’ own realizations of the parallels they see between Asel’s story and the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities in the United States. The film, set in Palestine and performed by BIPOC artists and activists in the US, builds solidarity across intersectional struggles for liberation and decolonization, and is sure to spark conversation and connection. Following the film screening, there will be an opportunity to participate in a community discussion. The purpose of this event is to engage with each other about the impact of the film, share how we've individually and collectively been challenged, and identify how we are to individually and collectively honor the commitment to each other in this work. Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022 Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: Ladd Room (HAW 202); 43 Hawes St