FILM SCREENINGS
12 October 2023
El Halabiyeh is a 20-minute film in Arabic with English subtitles, produced in 2021 and directed by Rana Abu Shakhaidem. It tells the story of a grandmother from Aleppo who on the night before her heart operation opens the doors of memory for her Palestinian granddaughter and shares the details of her life in Aleppo, Jaffa, and Hebron. The grandmother’s memories become a spell of love that wraps around the granddaughter’s heart. Bethlehem Peace Center.