All the screened films and documentary features in this festival tell the heartbreaking stories of the ongoing conflict in Palestine, and the daily struggles of ordinary Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza under 40 years of occupation. The films, many from award-winning filmmakers, are presented with the sincere hope that it will open up room for constructive discussion pertaining to the Palestine-Israel conflict.


Film Screening:
Thu 27 Nov
08:30 pm: “Encounter Point” by Ronit Avni (FF)

Friday, 28 November
02:00 pm: “The Iron Wall” by Mohammed Alatar (DF)
03:30 pm: “Arna’s Children” by Juliano Mer Khamis (DF)
06:00 pm: “The Color of Olives” by Carolina Rivas (FF)
08:00 pm: “Visit Palestine” by Katie Barlow (DF)

Saturday, 29 November
11:30 am: “Arafat, My Brother” by Rashid Masharawi (DF)
01:00 pm: “Private” by Saverio Constanzo (FF)
03:30 pm: “Checkpoint” by Yoav Shamir (DF)
05:15 pm: “Breaking the Silence: Israeli Soldiers talk about Hebron” (DF)
06:00 pm: “Palestine Blues” by Nida Sinnokrot (FF)

All films have English subtitles. FF: Feature Film, DF: Documentary Film.

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On Saturday, 29 November at 10am, MSRI will present a Press Statement on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at The Annexe Gallery. All are welcome.

KL Film Fest & Art Exhibition on Palestine, organised by the Malaysian Social Research Institute (MRSI), is a thee-day cultural event, featuring screenings of films about Palestine and an exhibition of artworks by contemporary Malaysian artists in response to Palestine, in conjunction with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November. This year marks the 60th anniversary of “al-Nakba” or “the catastrophe”, when Israel was established in Palestine territory, forcing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to become refugees in their homeland. This year is also the 40th year of the Occupation of the Palestinian territories