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Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EDT; 19:00 Palestine, 18:00 Europe, UK 17:00; Running Time 13 minutes, 2021, English with English subtitles. The film screening will be followed by discussions with the audience.

About the Film

Said The Dove To The Olive Tree is a piece of spoken word created by Amira Al Shanti and produced by Interabang Productions.

It explores the complex feelings and identity of a Palestinian diaspora in Scotland. Starring Amira , the film captures the intricate balance between the nostalgic romanticism of a homeland she cannot return to, and the bleak and dangerous reality of the oppression of Palestinians. The film celebrates Scottish signs of solidarity with Palestine in Edinburgh, Dundee, and Glasgow, and celebrates Handala. Said the Dove to the Olive Tree was supported with seed funding from Stellar Quines, with further support from Creative Scotland.

Please visit www.interabang.prioductions/saidthedove for FAQ and further information on Palestine and the project.

28th August commemorates the assassination of Naji Al-Ali, the creator of Palestinian resistance cartoon symbol Handala, which is a featured theme throughout the film.

• Amira Al Shanti (Actor / Writer)

• Rachel Flynn (Producer / Script Editor)

• Ryan Dewar (Director / Editor)

• Gordon Robertson (Music Supervisor and Resistance Theme)

This film showing follows the recent killing of 15 medics and emergency responders in southern Gaza. On 23 March, the group was shot dead during a rescue mission. A week later, their bodies were discovered in a shallow grave by officials from the United Nations and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.