International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Beamafilm
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25/11/2025
Each year on 29 November, the United Nations marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a moment to acknowledge the lived experiences, cultural identity, and ongoing aspirations of Palestinians worldwide.
This year’s theme, “Upholding the rights, dignity, and humanity of the Palestinian people”, calls for reflection, understanding, and a deeper engagement with the people whose stories too often go unheard, despite the relentless news headlines.
At Beamafilm, we recognise the role that documentary and independent cinema play in fostering empathy, awareness, and informed dialogue. Film provides a powerful means of witnessing humanity in all its complexity - its resilience, creativity, and enduring hope.
This year, we're marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People by curating a selection of films that explore themes of identity, displacement, cultural heritage, and the universal desire for safety and belonging. These works invite audiences to deepen their understanding of Palestinian lives not through headlines, but through human stories rooted in community, history, and everyday experience.
By engaging with these films, viewers can reflect on this year’s theme: the importance of dignity, the necessity of rights, and the shared humanity that connects us all.
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In a small estate on the West Bank border between Israeli and Palestinian territories, widow Hiam Abbass enjoys a modest, self-sufficient life tending a lemon grove.
A father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom, in this rousing family drama from Annemarie Jacir.
Hadassa Hospital is located in the ethnically charged buffer zone between Jerusalem's Palestinian and Israeli communities. This is the story of its ER.
Mouth-watering cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu as Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate in the kitchen to celebrate their cultures and the food of their region, free from political and religious boundaries.
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