Still from One More Show
Gaza Lives!
screening of Three films | 90mins | followed by food and discussion | book ticketsJoin a community screening which highlights the hope and joy of creativity, amid adversity.
In feature documentary One More Show, we follow the Free Gaza Circus as they are displaced by genocide but continue to perform for children across Gaza. Short film Soft Skin reveals the making of a stop motion animation film, with children telling their everyday stories of life under Israel's bombardment. Glasgow to Gaza is an animation created by children in Scotland to be sent as a message of solidarity to children in Gaza.
After the films, please stay for discussion and a community meal (vegan and halal).
This event has been kindly supported by Dundee Nablus Twinning Association.
Still from One More Show
One More Show
Amidst the devastation of the genocide carried by Israel in Gaza, a group of circus performers refuse to let despair take centre stage. 'One More Show' follows The Free Gaza troupe – Youssef, Batout, Ismail, Mohamed and Just – after being displaced from northern to southern Gaza, as they turn their craft into an act of defiance, resilience, and hope. As death hovers in the background, the troupe performs for children in shelters and on the streets, offering moments of joy in the darkest of times.
Directors: Mai Saad, Ahmed Eldanaf
year of release: 2025
LENGTH: 74mins
place of production: Palestine, EGYPT
Original Language: arabic (English subtitles)
AGE rating: 12+
Still from Soft Skin
Soft Skin
Children in Gaza live under the constant threat of injury, death and displacement due to Israel's actions. Soft Skin is a short film that reveals the steps that mothers are forced to take in case the worst should happen, and the psychological impact it has on their children. Soft Skin is part of 'From Ground Zero', a collection of 22 short films made in Gaza, initiated by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi to tell the untold stories of the current war.
director: Khamis Masharawi
year of release: 2024
LENGTH: 8mins
place of production: Palestine, Italy, France
Original Language: arabic (English subtitles)
Age rating: PG
Still from Glasgow to Gaza
Glasgow to Gaza
A short animated film made by children in Glasgow for children in Gaza at Al Jawad Camp and The Gaza Collective. Glasgow to Gaza features drawings, animations and voices by: Arlo, Bonny, Cece, Celeste, Eimear, Frida Sue, Lexi, Mairead, Mayar, Nancy, Niamh, Oko, Orla, Otis, Rosie, Sammy, Sana, Serena, Violet and Zain. The film was made by the Penpal Collective, an art exchange between children in Scotland and Palestine, and was created through a series of community events and conversations around solidarity, home and friendship.
Gaza Collective is a grassroots mutual aid group in Gaza and Egypt. Al Jawad Camp is an educational camp that provides free services to displaced children in Gaza.
director: Penpal collective
year of release: 2025
Length: 8 mins
place of production: scotland
Original Language: english (arabic subtitles)
Age rating: 0+This event is part of Falastin Film Festival in Dundee and North East Fife from 24-27 September. Celebrate Palestinian cinema and culture in a programme of films, talks, workshops and performance co-curated by Art Workers for Palestine Dundee. Gather to mobilise against Zionist colonisation while learning from Palestinian resistance, cultural pride, stories of love, and, in the words of poet Rafeef Ziadah, teachings of life.
Tickets are priced on a Sliding Scale, to help us to cover the costs of the event and support mutual aid projects in Palestine. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out to artsworkersdundee@proton.me to request a free ticket.