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The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
  • Country/Area of Production: UK
  • Language of Dialogue: English, Arabic
  • Runtime: 17 min
  • Director: Theo Panagopoulos
  • Type of Work: Short
  • Producer :Marissa Keating
Introduction:

When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.

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