re:assemblage collective

wave~form~projects + re:assemblage collective present:

Second in a series of film screenings affirming Palestinian people’s sumud ( صمود ṣumūd) meaning "steadfastness" - a Palestinian cultural value, ideological theme and political strategy) and resilience, with an opportunity for discussions on the impacts of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and continuous repression across historic Palestine. Our two collectives are coming together to co-present screenings of current and historical films under the banner ‘from the river to the sea’, in line with other interconnected global initiatives centering Palestinian voices in cinema. The series foregrounds political education through film, concurrent with a call to support BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) for individuals and institutions across Turtle Island. This event is a part of Israeli Apartheid Week in Toronto (February 29 - March 10).

The screening is followed by testimonies from co-founder of the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations Canada, Dr. Anas al-Kassem and a discussion on the situation on the ground in Gaza.

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Indoor Screening
29 February 2024 · 7:00pm screening
Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium, CAMH · 1025 Queen Street West, Tkaronto

Entrance by donation at the door

Wheelchair accessible venue

Ma mère, David et moi · Taysir Batniji Home Movies Gaza · Basma Al-Sharif Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza ·
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Ma mère, David et moi

Directed by Taysir Batniji
USA · 2012 · 15'00

The narrative thread in Taysir Batniji’s video is a telephone conversation between the artist located in France and his mother located in Gaza. Starting from this intimate, fragmented, difficult and sometimes indistinct exchange, the artist questions the resonance of words like displacement, in-between and exile. Through a triple point of view, Ma mère, David et moi explores how to look at one’s home from elsewhere and how to establish connections by combining narration, souvenirs, impressions, the personal stories and news coverage.

Born in Gaza in 1966, Taysir Batniji studied art at Al-Najah University in Nablus, Palestine. In 1994, he was awarded a fellowship to study at the School of Fine Arts of Bourges in France. Since then, he has been dividing his time between France and Palestine. During this period spent between two countries and two cultures, Batniji has developed a multi-media practice, including drawing, installation, photography, video and performance…

Taysir Batniji’s artwork, often tinged with impermanence and fragility, draw its inspiration from his subjective story, but also from current events and history. His methods of approach always distance, divert, stretch, conceptualize or simply play with the initial subject, offering, at the end, poetic, sometimes acrid, point of view on reality.