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The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is proud to present four works by emerging Toronto-based Palestinian filmmakers Leila Almawy, Kalil Haddad, Rana Nazzal and Serene Husni. Produced by the 2020 Local Pals Residency of Toronto Palestine Film Festival, in partnership with Trinity Square Video -- Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). After many workshops and long conversations we are extremely excited to share their work with you!
Co-presented by LIFT and Trinity Square Video
Rumaan follows the story of a pomegranate tree that was planted in Canada, grown from seeds that were transported from Haifa, Palestine by Mamdouh El-Kassem when he and his young family were forced to flee the Nakba in 1948. Mamdouh's son Zaki El-Kassem speaks about his decades-long attempts to preserve the tree and its seeds.
- Year2020
- Runtime14 minutes
- DirectorLeila Almawy
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The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is proud to present four works by emerging Toronto-based Palestinian filmmakers Leila Almawy, Kalil Haddad, Rana Nazzal and Serene Husni. Produced by the 2020 Local Pals Residency of Toronto Palestine Film Festival, in partnership with Trinity Square Video -- Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). After many workshops and long conversations we are extremely excited to share their work with you!
Co-presented by LIFT and Trinity Square Video
Rumaan follows the story of a pomegranate tree that was planted in Canada, grown from seeds that were transported from Haifa, Palestine by Mamdouh El-Kassem when he and his young family were forced to flee the Nakba in 1948. Mamdouh's son Zaki El-Kassem speaks about his decades-long attempts to preserve the tree and its seeds.
- Year2020
- Runtime14 minutes
- DirectorLeila Almawy
