Where Olive Trees Weep - film screening + Q&A panel

Menzies for Palestine and Amnesty International are teaming up again to screen Where Olive Trees Weep, a film that offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation.

The film gives background to the current crisis in Israel-Palestine and brings to light the lives of people in the occupied West Bank. Their universally human stories speak of intergenerational pain, trauma and resilience. Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with:

• Amin Abbas, a diaspora Palestinian activist and co-founder of Olive Kids
• Dr Max Kaiser, an executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia and the author of Jewish Antifascism and the False Promise of Settler Colonialism.

Film commences at 6:30 PM SHARP so please arrive 15-20 mins prior to screening. General admission.

Q&A session commences at 8:15 PM and concludes at 9:00 PM.

Ticket prices are Pay What You Can and are offered on a sliding scale from $20-$40 (plus booking fee).

100% of proceeds will be donated to Olive Kids