Films Crossing Borders

DCP | 2022 | Directed by Jumana Manna | Palestine and France | 64 minutes | Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles

Through an experimental mix of documentary and fiction, FORAGERS examines the Palestinian practice of foraging for edible plants ’akkoub and za’atar in the face of the Israeli State’s restrictions. Palestinians view these laws as attempts to restrict their use of the land and criminalize everyday people and practices. Humorous, poignant, and inventive, Manna’s film reflects on the question of who has the right to draw lines and who has the right to cross them. Recipient of the Harrell Award at the Camden International Film Festival in 2022, FORAGERS has been recognized for its examination of the consequences of dominant narratives.

Fadila Habchi, lecturer in Ethnicity, Race and Migration, will introduce the film.

Films Crossing Borders presents migration stories that traverse diverse and shifting boundaries, from the geopolitical and material to the social and conceptual. Across five nights, the series follows Mixtec women navigating painful returns, Syrian refugees filming survival at sea, and other journeys that ask: What does it mean to cross borders—seen and unseen?

Series curated by Alexa De La Fuente and Zoe Guiney