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 ·
Mustafa Abu Ali Electrical Gaza · Rosalind Nashashibi Gaza Diary · Taysir Batniji

Home Movies Gaza

Directed by Basma Al-Sharif
Palestine/France · 2013 · 24'00

Home Movies Gaza introduces us to the Gaza Strip as a microcosm for the failure of civilization. In an attempt to describe the everyday of a place that struggles for the most basic of human rights, this video claims a perspective from within the domestic spaces of a territory that is complicated, derelict, and altogether impossible to separate from its political identity.

Born stateless and of Palestinian heritage, artist/filmmaker Basma al-Sharif explores cyclical political histories and conflicts. In films and installations that move backward and forward in history, between place and non-place, she confronts the legacy of colonialism through satirical, immersive, and lyrical works.

She received an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2007, was a resident of the Fondazione Antonio Ratti in 2009, the Pavillon Neuflize OBC at the Palais de Tokyo in 2014-15. She received a Jury prize at the Sharjah Biennial in 2009, was awarded a Visual Arts of the Fundación Botín in 2010, Mophradat’s Consortium Commissions in 2018, she was a fellow of the Berlin Artistic Research Grant Programme for 2022-2023 and was nominated for the Prix Aware for 2024.

Al-Sharif’s Major exhibitions include: the Ruttenberg Contemporary Photography Series for the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Mondays at MOMA, CCA Glasgow, the Whitney Biennial, Here and Elsewhere at the New Museum, Berlin Documentary Forum, and Manifesta 8. Her films have screened in the international film festivals of Locarno, Berlin, Mar del Plata, Milan, London, Toronto, New York, Montreal, and Yamagata amongst others. Basma is represented by Galerie Imane Farés in Paris.