Korea Palestine Center embraced the activities of the Palestinian-British Short Film Week which was organized by Young Palestinian Film Makers Society (YPFMS) as well as the British Council in cooperation with Hebron Municipality and Korea Palestine Center (KPC). The activities were attended by Malak Abu Meizer, Customer Relations Officer at the British Council, in addition to many residents of Hebron.
Throughout the week of activities, many short films made by Palestinian Film Makers were displayed at KPC. The Films imitate the Palestinian daily condition, and touched the young Palestinian suffering due to Israeli Occupation's constantly obstructions.
The Macropolis Film which was shot outdoors on the streets of Belfast and aimed at using an unusual mix of stop-motion animation and time-laps photography took the lead of the cinematic shows. Then, the film of My Grandmother Um Hani that tackles a story of an elderly woman takes her granddaughter on a journey of her memories, the old town, the land confiscated by Israel and the lifestyle that lived in her childhood was also among films being watched. Moreover, the Checkpoint Boy Film was displayed to describe the Palestinian suffering through a little boy tries to earn some money by selling stickers on Qalandya's Checkpoint, he gives whatever he earns to his mother to help his siblings.
Another Film which is under the title of The Street Artist put lights on an artist who used to paint in his studio where no one could see his work, but when he started painting on the streets, it became like a mobile exhibition.
On her side, Abu Meizer expressed her admiration on the displayed short films as it gives the Palestinian Young the opportunity to express their plight and their daily suffering. She also underlined the deep relation between Hebron Municipality and its facilities with the British Council, and thanked the Young Palestinian Film Makers Society (YPFMS) for their exerted efforts in producing such films.
10.4.2014