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Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
We follow Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.
This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?
Where Olive Trees Weep will be screened at the Leigh Memorial Hall (Parramatta Community Uniting Church), 119 Macquarie Street, Parramatta on Thursday September 26, starting at 6.30pm. A light supper will be provided before the film starts at 7pm.
The night is raising funds to support both Palestinians in Gaza and Gazan refugees now residing in Western Sydney. Funds raised will be evenly shared between:
- Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA
- Hebron International Resource Network
- Palestinian Christians in Australia
- Western Sydney Community Centre
Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA has been working alongside its Palestinian partner organisation, the MA’AN Development Center, since 1989 to provide relief aid to the people of Gaza. The Hebron International Resource Network supports Palestinians living near illegal Israeli settlements in Hebron and the southern part of the West Bank. Palestinian Christians in Australia and the Western Sydney Community Centre are providing financial support to pay for accommodation and basic needs for families arriving from Gaza to Western Sydney.
This event is sponsored by the following community groups:
This film night fundraiser is organised by Parramatta 4 Palestine, a group of Parramatta community members seeking to raise awareness and advocate for justice and peace in Palestine.