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Free virtual screening of the documentary film "The Guardian of Memory," directed by Sawsan Qaoud

  • Palestine Museum US 1764 Litchfield Turnpike, Suite 200 Woodbridge, CT, 06525 United States (map)

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The film screening will be followed by a discussion with the film director Sawsan Qaoud. Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EDT; 7:00 PM Palestine Time. Duration: 54 Minutes| Subtitled in English.

About the Film
Tariq Bakri is a Palestinian researcher who works to connect the Palestinian families in the Diaspora with their homeland and what their ancestors left to document the Palestinian story in each house by using social media , Many stories of the Palestinian memory in his documents, and it brings hope to many Palestinians in the Diaspora who have foreign passports to see their families’ homes and to smell their soil and prove their right to return to Palestine.

Sawsan Qaoud

About the Film Director
Palestinian filmmaker Sawsan Qaoud was born in Nablus, Palestine, and obtained a master degree in Media TV Production from Moscow University and Cardiff University. She worked as a TV Producer and director with several TV stations before opening up Smart Frame Company, the first production house in Palestine. In 2013 with other talented Palestinian producers, she formed the company Mashahid for Art and Film Production; a company which produces films and collaborates on film projects with other filmmakers. Over the years she has produced and directed documentaries on a wide range of cultural and social topics that have gone on to film festivals. She is also director of Palestine Cinema Club in Birzeit.