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Aula Árabe 6.5 Loyalty and sacrifice: harsh realities under occupation
This fifth session in the series Aula Árabe Universitaria will include a screening of the short-subject film "Blood Like Water" and a meeting and later debate with the director of the short-subject film, Palestinian journalist Dima Hamdan.
"Blood Like Water", a short film shot in Palestine, is based on the true stories of gay Palestinian men who have been blackmailed by the Israeli intelligence and forced to work as secret agents for the occupation for fear of being outed to their families and communities.
The script was developed over two years after a lengthy research process, not just to ascertain the facts about this open secret, but also to determine what really needs to be said and explored about this situation, and who should be concerned with this story.
The film was released in the summer of 2023, just a few months before the genocide perpetrated against Gaza. To date, it’s been selected by 40 festivals worldwide, winning many awards, including the IRIS Film Prize, the most important prize for short-subject LGBTQ+ films around the world.
After the film screening, we will be holding a debate with the director, Dima Hamdan, revolving around the creation of the story, its impact -if any- on local audiences, and how to position storytelling today when an entire society is facing annihilation Dima Hamdan will be accompanied by Khalil Talhaoui, an artist and PhD student whose research delves into the blackmail and technology traps suffered by Palestinians under occupation.
Organized with the cooperation of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Communication and with the Master’s degree in International Journalism at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. The session will be introduced by Alejandra Val Cubero, a professor of Audiovisual Communication at the UC3M, with an initial talk and commentary by Amal Abu-Warda, a professor of International Political Communication by Geographic Areas in the URJC Master’s degree program. The debate will be moderated by Karim Hauser, coordinator of Casa Árabe’s Cultural Programs.
The event is available on our YouTube channel (in Spanish only): https://youtube.com/live/nq4p0Ld1ht4?feature=share
Further information: https://en.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/loyalty-and-sacrifice-harsh-realities-under-occupation
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By Casa ÁrabeThis fifth session in the series Aula Árabe Universitaria will include a screening of the short-subject film "Blood Like Water" and a meeting and later debate with the director of the short-subject film, Palestinian journalist Dima Hamdan.
"Blood Like Water", a short film shot in Palestine, is based on the true stories of gay Palestinian men who have been blackmailed by the Israeli intelligence and forced to work as secret agents for the occupation for fear of being outed to their families and communities.
The script was developed over two years after a lengthy research process, not just to ascertain the facts about this open secret, but also to determine what really needs to be said and explored about this situation, and who should be concerned with this story.
The film was released in the summer of 2023, just a few months before the genocide perpetrated against Gaza. To date, it’s been selected by 40 festivals worldwide, winning many awards, including the IRIS Film Prize, the most important prize for short-subject LGBTQ+ films around the world.
After the film screening, we will be holding a debate with the director, Dima Hamdan, revolving around the creation of the story, its impact -if any- on local audiences, and how to position storytelling today when an entire society is facing annihilation Dima Hamdan will be accompanied by Khalil Talhaoui, an artist and PhD student whose research delves into the blackmail and technology traps suffered by Palestinians under occupation.
Organized with the cooperation of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Communication and with the Master’s degree in International Journalism at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. The session will be introduced by Alejandra Val Cubero, a professor of Audiovisual Communication at the UC3M, with an initial talk and commentary by Amal Abu-Warda, a professor of International Political Communication by Geographic Areas in the URJC Master’s degree program. The debate will be moderated by Karim Hauser, coordinator of Casa Árabe’s Cultural Programs.
The event is available on our YouTube channel (in Spanish only): https://youtube.com/live/nq4p0Ld1ht4?feature=share
Further information: https://en.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/loyalty-and-sacrifice-harsh-realities-under-occupation