Sunday, September 22, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Curtis Memorial Library - Morrell Room23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME (map)
Film Screening and Discussion “Where Olive Trees Weep”
Film runtime: 1 hour and 48 minutes
Sponsored by Brunswick Coalition for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Maine DSA, and PeaceWorks
Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.
This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?
Source: Where Olive Trees Weep - Brunswick — MAINE VOICES FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS (mvprights.org)