Since the fall of Apartheid, Palestinian resitance to Israeli occupation is perhaps more widely documented than other anti-imperialist struggles but the result of Donia Mili’s enterprise in the occupied territories is well worth our undivided attention.
In her beautifully narrated documentary Donia Mili takes us to the heart of day to day life in Palestine. Using a very personal filming and interviewing style, we are guided through the realities of resistance and activism in a land where stone-wielding kids meet tanks and peaceful protestors meet tear gas. Tales of destroyed houses, murdered friends and stolen property are told with an intimacy that makes emotional detachment frankly impossible.
The documentary contains political analysis worthy of John Pilger, with the likes of Noam Chomsky, Leila Khaled and his Excellency Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria commenting on the nature and value of Palestinian resistance and Israeli hypocrisy.
Uprooted is essentially an assessment of violent versus non violent protest in Palestine explored through Donia Mili’s genuine search for the best approach for the Palestinian people’s cause. UG
ALL ACCESS RAINDANCE FESTIVAL PASS
All screenings take place at the CineWorld, Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London W1
except Opening and Closing Night - CineWorld Haymarket
Access all areas:
- ticket to the Opening Night Gala screening of BROTHERS OF THE HEAD + the After Show Party (live music, and free booze)
- 80 of the best independent feature films
*150 short films (including animation, documentary and experimental strands)
- Q & A with film producers and
directors
- networking opportunities
- meet the people who decide what movies get made: Live Ammunition! (the super pitch event)
- exclusive tickets to Stanley Kubrick screenings and events
- four monster parties (Opening - Sept 27th, Sept 29th, October 3rd and Closing Night)
- ten industry panel seminars
- a FREE commemorative Raindance Festival Tee Shirt (while supplies last)
