AL (OFF) FESTIVAL

A self-funded initiative born from the recent challenges faced by our community of anti-fascist, anti-colonialist and pro-Palestinian artists, filmmakers, and cultural workers. In response to these pressures, we recognize the urgent need to establish alternative, non-state-funded spaces for artistic expression. This program carries forward the mission and spirit of AL.Remise, our small cultural center that operated until April 2023.

TICKETS FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Al Athar: Queer Film Night for Palestine

Present by QuARC and BAP.

Selection of five short films explores themes of identity, belonging, and defiance through deeply personal narratives.

Homecoming Queenz by Elias Wakee – A defiant Palestinian queen confronts Israeli border guards. Moonscape by Mona Benjamin – A young woman contemplates the possibilities of buying land in her homeland versus on the moon. Canada Park by Razan Al Salah – An exile on unceded Indigenous territory crosses colonial borders. There is a Baba in Our House by Leil-Zahra Mortada – A filmmaker reflects on the blurred lines between the Father as patriarch of the family and leader of the nation. EITR by Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller – An anxious perfume salesman finds solace in connection with a beautiful stranger.v

Tuesday – October 08, 2024

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Refuge Worldwide.
Niemetzstraße 1, 12055 Berlin,

Manoeuvring between different worlds: On the fluidity of Diasporic identities'

Presented by ALFILM. 4 short movies and Panel discussion with the filmmakers.

Wednesday – October 09, 2024

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Refuge Worldwide.
Niemetzstraße 1, 12055 Berlin,

Anti-Colonial Film Night: They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds

Presented by Jewish Bund x FACQ A film program delves into the deep connections between land and life, from how the seed is central to life to how capitalism and colonialism try to control life for profit. Join the Jewish Bund and FACQ Berlin for an evening of short films that explore seed, land and food sovereignty followed by a panel discussion with a farmer, local activists and a filmmaker. Together we will discuss how seeds are resilience and collectively explore solidarity and resistance against colonization, genocide, and capitalism.