Event Info
Director: Farah Nabulsi UK/Palestine, 2023, 118 minutes, English, Arabic with English subtitles
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Palestinian educator Basem El-Saleh (Saleh Bakri) is torn between his past as a radical and his present as a champion of nonviolence. Living in the heart of the West Bank, he faces the brutal realities of occupation as his student Adam, fuelled by loss and rage, seeks revenge after a settler attack. With the stakes escalating, Basem's commitment to peace is tested as he forms a bond with British volunteer Lisa (Imogen Poots). A powerful, heart-wrenching story that makes Palestine's struggles feel undeniably real, The Teacher is a gripping exploration of resistance, love, and the fight for justice.
'Gripping and full of tension, The Teacher not only makes for a wonderful cinematic experience, but poses some all-important questions the wider world has seemingly avoided answering for too long.' - Little White Lies
The film screening will be followed by a Zoom Q&A with the director.
Speaker's Bio:
Farah Nabulsi is an Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA®-winning Palestinian-British filmmaker. In 2016, she started working in the film industry as a writer & producer of fiction films. Her first short film, Today They Took My Son, was endorsed by British director Ken Loach and screened at the United Nations. The Present, her directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and produced, premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2020 and won the coveted Audience Award for Best Film. It went on to win over 60 International Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards, a BAFTA® award, and it scored an Oscar® nomination. The Teacher, Farah’s directorial feature-length debut, had its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It had its MENA Premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where it took home the Best Actor award and the main Jury Prize. Farah has been invited to serve as a jury member at numerous film festivals and as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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