We’re proud to make Leeds Palestinian Film Festival more inclusive. This is the only BSL-interpreted event this year.
Films created by women in Gaza or stories about Palestinian women.
Films include: Selfies by Directed by Reema Mahmoud (2004), Hind Under Siege by Naji Salameh & Aida Amircani (2024) , Very Small Dreams by Etimad Washah (2025)
What to Expect
- Three powerful works by or about women in Gaza
- Discussion with panel of expert women
- Exclusive recorded interview with Dr Shalh from Gaza
- Non-alcoholic refreshments + Palestinian produce
- BSL interpreted throughout
Our Speakers
- Sarah Agha – British-Palestinian actor, TV presenter, screenwriter, and curator of the
Arab Film Club - Maryam Ghorbankarimi – British-Iranian film-maker and lecturer at Lancaster University
- Suesanne Samara – Leeds-Palestinian doctor, member of Yorkshire Health Workers for
Palestine - Ghassan Mustafa – production manager and executive manager of Farjone Films, flying
in from Jordan
In partnership with Gaza Women’s International Festival of Women’s Cinema Details
Details
- Date: Thursday 27 November
- Venue: stage@leeds, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT.
- What3words: ///effort.defeat.boats
- Times: Doors 18:30. Starts 19:00
- For tickets to Women, Film & Resistance, book here https://leedspff.org.uk/2025-film/legendary-women-in-a-time-of-genocide/
Access
- This is our only BSL-interpreted event this year.
- We can reserve BSL-priority seating and arrange early entry on
request. - If you or your members have other access needs, please tell us what
would help.
For access requests (BSL seating, early entry, other needs):[email protected]
We reply within 48 hours.
