A State of Passion حالة عشق // post-screening Q&A

Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi | 2025 | total Running time: 90m | book tickets

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After 43 horrific days working round the clock under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, emerged to find himself as a face of Palestinian resistance.

This was Ghassan’s sixth and most horrific Gaza “war”. Why does he do it? Where does he find the strength to face it again and again? How does it impact his family? How do they process the risks he takes? The answer lies simply in their shared passion: Palestine, a passion they articulate through their support of his perilous humanitarian work.

This screening will be followed by a post-screening Q&A with Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah (online).

This screening is free. we kindly ask that you only reserve a seat if you’re able to attend, to ensure fair access for others.

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For this screening we have teamed up with Film Lab Palestine as part of their Palestine Cinema Days: All Around the World event. On Sunday 2 November - the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration - cinemas, festivals and organisers around the world will be screening Palestinian film. This global effort is a show of solidarity with Palestine, an act of amplification for censored Palestinian voices, and a contribution to shifting the distorted narrative.

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Genre: Documentary
Tickets: free
Age Rating: PG
Content notes: Contains graphic footage of war, including scenes of torture, injury, surgical procedures, and dead bodies