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Palestinian Identity

Kassem Hawal

Palestinian Identity is presented as part of the public programme of  Agropoetics: Soils/Bodies" at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art - Spel in Cyprus, curated by Elena Parpa and on display until 30 June 2026.
In the year 1982 Israel invaded Lebanon and occupied its capital Beirut. The film is a rare example of a PLO film made after their departure from Beirut. It documents the burnt and destroyed cultural and educational centres from which Israelis stole films, photographs, historical and contemporary manuscripts. It includes interviews with key members of the Palestinian cultural scene such as Mahmoud Darwish, Ismail Shammout and those in charge of cultural and educational centres such as Anni Khanafani to present a sophisticated intellectual understanding of why Israel focused on the destruction of Palestinian culture and represents Palestinian determination to flourish on an artistic level and resist the attempts at cultural genocide.
Country: Palestine
Time: 39
Year: 1984