Naila and the Uprising
Directed by Julia Bacha
USA/Palestine | 2018 | Animation, Documentary | 76 min | Arabic w/English subtitles
Film Source: Just Vision
Sponsor: Burlington-Bethlehem-Arad Sister City Program | Co-sponsor: Peace & Justice Center
*Screening will be followed by Q&A with producer Rebekah Wingert-Jabi
When a nationwide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must choose between love, family and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in an inspiring story that weaves through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history – the First Intifada. Naila is not your run-of-the-mill film about Palestinian resistance. It exposes the dual oppression of Palestinian women: the Israeli occupation from without, as well as the patriarchal society from within. ~ OY