Film: Fadia's Tree

The Balfour Project is hosting an online screening of the powerful documentary film Fadia's Tree, on Monday, 8th July, 6.30pm on Zoom, followed by Q&A with the English director, Sarah Beddington.

Fadia's Tree follows the story of displaced people. It weaves migratory birds into the story of Fadia, a Palestinian refugee who settled in Lebanon after her family were forced to flee their village, Sa'sa', in 1948 when it was attacked by the Palmach.

Fadia has never been able to go to Israel but she begs Sarah to look for her ancestral home and try to find the old mulberry tree that grew next to her grandfather's house. Fadia has little hope that the house still stands, and even if it did, the thought of other families living in it seems almost too difficult to contemplate. But the tree remains a symbol of what was once theirs, with literal roots in the place they long to return to.

For tickets see: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mm7Y5Ds9SAOvOGNRI5qc9w#/registration

Watch the official trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOLikqlOUmw