CinemaAttic is proud to share our Viva Palestina short film programme with multiple venues in the Scottish highlands, once again raising funds in aid of two fantastic organisations. With films ranging from drama, romance, and documentary, this event celebrates the diversity of Palestinian cinema while drawing attention to the brutality of the Israeli occupation and ongoing genocide.

📅 27 September, 2pm

📍Eden Court, Inverness

The ticket profits from this event will be split equally between the Amplify Gaza Community Resilience Projects Fund and Plant a Tree in Palestine, two organisations whose work remains more vital than ever.

Programme

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing 

Theo Panagopoulos | 17 min | 2024

BAFTA nominee – best short film 2025

When a Glasgow-based filmmaker of Palestinian descent unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.

Palestine Islands

Julien Menanteau & Nour Ben Salem | 23 min | 2023

Maha, 12, is part of the last generation of Palestinian refugees from the Balata camp. After her blind grandfather passes out in the street, she imagines a crazy project for when he wakes up: to make him believe that the wall of separation has fallen and that a return to his native land is possible. With the help of her friends from the camp, the young girl takes him on a whirlwind trip.

Your Father Was Born 100 Years Old, and So Was the Nakba

Razan AlSalah | 7 min | 2018

A grandmother returns to her hometown of Haifa through Google Streetview. Today, this is the only way Palestinian refugees can see Palestine.

Bonboné

Rakan Mayasi | 15 min |  2017

A Palestinian couple resorts to an unusual way to conceive as the husband is detained in an Israeli jail where visits are restricted.

Vibrations from Gaza

Rehab Nazzal | 16 min | 2023

This moving documentary offers a glimpse into the resilience of Palestinian Deaf children in Gaza, who are enduring Israel’s siege and frequent military onslaught.

Accessibility

This event is wheelchair accessible