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It’s the year 2000 and Yousef is seven years old. He lives with his family in the West Bank as the Israeli army starts bombing during the Second Intifada.
Unable to control the chaos around her, Suha turns to her trusted camcorder in an effort to document her children growing up – Christmas, children’s parties, reading Harry Potter, homework – as the bombs rain down. One night she promises that if they survive until the next day, they’ll leave, but they never do. Years later, an adult Yousef finds his mother’s videotapes. Searching through them, he weaves together fragmented images, learning more about that era, and his mother, who documented this world as her children huddled for safety in the basement.
The screening on Monday the 30th of September was followed by a Q&A with director Yousef Srouji (via Zoom) and his sister, who features in the film, Dima Srouji (in person). Hosted by producer and curator Elhum Shakerifar.
