BlackStar Film Festival just announced their film program for this year’s festival, taking place August 1-4 in-person in Philadelphia and online around the world!
A Stone’s Throw, Award Nominee, Screenings - In-Person, August 3rd 5:30 PM EDT, John and Richanda Rhoden Arts Center @ PAFA Virtual - August 3rd 5:30 PM EDT - 48 hours
Amine, a Palestinian elder, is exiled twice from both land and labor, from Haifa to Beirut to a Gulf offshore oil platform. A Stone’s Throw rehearses a history of the Palestinian resistance when in 1936 the oil laborers of Haifa blew up a BP pipeline.
More info and tickets: A Stone’s Throw - BlackStar (blackstarfest.org)
Philly JVP event: Evening Zoom, 7 PM, to discuss any films on preceding days - Zoom Registration https://swarthmore.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocO-gqz0rGtHQu0IC8Cdsak27tyZy93CT
Check out the full list of all the incredible films that are screening and buy a pass at BlackStar Film Festival 2024 - BlackStar (blackstarfest.org)
And stay tuned for some JVP-Philly meet-ups to see & discuss some of these films! Instagram post: Jewish Voice for Peace Philadelphia | BlackStar Film Festival just announced their film program for this year’s festival, taking place August 1-4 in-person in Philadelphia and… | Instagram - Schedule: Schedule of Palestinian Films and JVP-Philly Events - Google Docs