Deeply Rooted is a film series that centers the voices and lives of Palestinians, complemented by readings, panelists, and in-person discussion.
Deeply Rooted:
Foragers, 2022
Directed and Produced by: Jumana Manna
Thursday, 16 October
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Pay by donation | No registration required
Attendees are asked to mask for these events.
Foragers depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee and Jerusalem, it employs fiction, documentary and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. The restrictions prohibit the collection of the artichoke-like ’akkoub and za’atar (thyme), and have resulted in fines and trials for hundreds caught collecting these native plants. For Palestinians, these laws constitute an ecological veil for legislation that further dispossesses them from their land while the occupation's state representatives insist on their scientific expertise and duty to protect. Following the plants from the wild to the kitchen, from the chases between the foragers and the nature patrol, to courtroom defenses, Foragers captures the joy and knowledge embodied in these traditions alongside their resilience to the prohibitive law. By reframing the terms and constraints of preservation, the film raises questions around the politics of extinction, namely who determines what is made extinct and what gets to live on.
Deeply Rooted is an initiative started by film programmer Zeinah Kalati, a Guelph4Palestine member.
Upcoming screenings:
When
October 16th, 2025 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location
101 Queen Street
Kitchener, ON N2H 6P7
Canada
Kitchener, ON N2H 6P7
Canada
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