Curated by Kino Palestine, Prague
Film screening, presentation, and open discussion
March 20, 2026, 6 pm
This program is dedicated to works by young Palestinian filmmakers who use speculative image-making to confront the realities of occupation and show how identities are being undermined or even erased. The eerie landscapes, fractured language, and estranged everyday gestures heighten present conditions in the region into seemingly uncanny and dystopian visions, not by inventing another world but by pushing the logic of the existing one to its extreme. Parallel, artistic gestures come into play that draw on elements of ritual and tradition to preserve cultural identity and counter its gradual disappearance. Oscillating between different temporalities, the selected films use speculation to reveal what is already unfolding, while resolutely defending cultural memory against its erasure.
The screening will be followed by a 30-minute presentation that connects these topics and a subsequent open discussion.
Kino Palestine is a Prague-based collective that has been organizing screenings of Palestinian films as well as discussions and exhibitions with Palestinian filmmakers since December 2023. The initiative also engages in research on Palestinian and Arab cinema. Through these events, Kino Palestine seeks to amplify Palestinian voices and narratives, foster solidarity with Palestinians and artists within the art and cultural scene, and reflect on how history is shaped and contested through images.
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