film screening | The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice

Two Films for Palestine

Posted on September 4, 2024

On September 8th, the Olympia Film Society (OFS), Palestinian Action of South Sound (PASS), and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice (RCF) present two films:

Imprisoning a Generation (50 min)

and Returning to Zarnouqa (14 min)

6pm doors / 7pm first film

with Q&A to follow

$10 Suggested Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

OFS, PASS, and RCF present this fundraiser for Palestinian children in Gaza and The West Bank with all proceeds going to the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA). The evening will feature the double-feature screening, Q&A with the director of both films, speakers with updates from Palestine, a bake sale, book and info tabling, PASS merchandize and more!

Therese Saliba, Evergreen professor of Political Economy, Environmental Justice and Gender/ Queer studies, and Dr. Emily Antoon-Walsh, who has worked with children and healthcare workers in Palestine, will introduce the films, provide updates to the current situation in Palestine, and co-moderate a post-film video Q&A with director Zelda Edmunds – who will be video calling from Japan!

Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtime.

Disturbing the Peace film screening

Posted on August 5, 2024

Disturbing the Peace is a a film describing the origin and collaboration of Combatants for Peace, a joint organization of former Israeli and Palestinian fighters who were born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, and who now work together to end the Occupation and to create a just and secure future for all who live on the same land.

In a world torn by conflict, Combatants for Peace have challenged their fate by stepping outside their own experiences and narratives about this conflict in order to also see it from other people’s perspectives. They see that there are not just two sides to the conflict, but rather multiple narratives, just as there are in every conflict in the world and in our own lives.

Combatants for Peace work together through nonviolence. Their eight regional groups, as well as a theater of the oppressed and a women’s group, are managed bi-nationally with Palestinians and Israelis working closely together. They believe this is a model for post-conflict collaborations in the region. Their work is always about direct action and is not just a dialogue group. The movie challenges all of us – to understand the narratives we live within, to look at our current roles in our societies, and to decide what role we are going to play in creating a more humane world for all. And it starts with our willingness to disturb the peace!

Film screening: Where Olive Trees Weep

Posted on July 28, 2024

We invite you to a film screening of the recently released Where Olive Trees Weep, Wednesday, July 31, 6:30 pm at The Evergreen State College (TESC), 2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, Olympia, in Seminar 2, B1105.

This event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Center for Community Based Learning & Action (CCBLA) at Evergreen, the Rachel Corrie Foundation, JVP Olympia, and TESC Divest. The film will be followed by a short discussion.

Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation.

The film follows Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, Israeli journalist Amira Hass, Dr. Gabor Maté, and others, to explore themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice and collective liberation.

Olympia Film Society showing of “Foragers”

Posted on April 3, 2024

The Olympia Film Society, in conjunction with the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, will screen the documentary film Foragers, Thursday, April 11th, at the Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, in Olympia. Doors open at 6 p.m, and the film will screen at 7 p.m.

With “wry humor and a meditative pace,” the film depicts the dramas around the Palestinian custom of foraging for wild edible plants, and the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. The film’s director, Jumana Manna, is a Palestinian visual artist and filmmaker whose “work explores how power is articulated, focusing on the body, land and materiality in relation to colonial inheritances and histories of place.”

The 64-minute documentary will be followed by a post-film presentation and Q&A with Savvina Chowdhury, Political Economy and Environmental Justice Professor at The Evergreen State College, and by Peter Bohmer, representing the recently formed Palestine Action of South Sound (PASS).

The film event will mark and celebrate the 45th birthday of local activist Rachel Corrie, killed by the Israeli military in 2003 as she stood to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Gaza. Rachel’s mother, Cindy Corrie, will introduce the documentary. Proceeds from the film screening will benefit Palestinian children in Gaza.

Olympita, the Palestinian owned food truck, will have a pop up, serving Za’atar pie and other delicious food!

Tickets are available online now and at the box office 60 minutes before showtime.

$13 General Admission & $10 for OFS members

All Proceeds Benefit Palestinian Children in Gaza.

“Israelism” film screening with Q&A with the creators

Posted on March 12, 2024

This is a timely screening of a documentary about the experiences of two American Jews and their subsequent ‘unlearning’ of unconditional support for Israel and the negation of all things Palestinian.

Following the film, there will be a discussion and Q&A with Erin Axelman, the film’s director, and Simone Zimmerman, one of two people featured in the documentary. Zimmerman is also a co-founder of If Not Now.

The Rachel Corrie Foundation is pleased to cosponsor this event, which is hosted and sponsored by our colleagues at Jewish Voice for Peace – Tacoma.

This event is at Tacoma Community College, auditorium in Building 2, off South 12th St., Tacoma, 98466,

The film and presentation are free and open to the public. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

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