Film Screening: “Salma’s Home,” directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hanadi Elyan.

Reposted from Palestine Museum US.

Saturday March 23, 2024 – Program begins: 12:00 PM US EDT; 17:00 Europe; 18:00 Palestine.

Film: “Salma’s Home,” directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hanadi Elyan.

Three women living in Amman must put their differences aside and work together in order to survive after a death in the family unravels their lives. SALMA (Juliet Awad) is a talented baker living alone in a large old house overlooking downtown Amman, her daughter FARAH (Sameera Asir) is a young working mother with marital problems. Their lives are disrupted by the death of Salma’s ex- husband. The funeral takes place at his current wife’s house, LAMIA (Rania Al Kurdi), an aspiring socialite who is obsessed with building her brand online. After the funeral, shocking facts come to light leading to territorial clashes and finally forcing the three women to accept some harsh realities and take control of their lives.

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This weekend we are showing a modern feature film that was released in 2022. As with many new films we had to pay a fee to the film distributor to get permission to screen the film. A small donation to cover the screening fee would be appreciated. Click here to donate.

Published by Shereen Malherbe

Shereen Malherbe is a writer & author. Her novel, Jasmine Falling has been voted as one of the top 20 Best Books by Muslim women. Her second contemporary fiction novel, The Tower, is now used as academic set text in a US university. Her migrant children's book series, The Girl Who Slept Under The Moon was followed in 2022 with, The Girl Who Stitched the Stars. Her short story, The Cypress Tree has been published in World Literature Today's landmark edition on Palestine Voices. Her latest novel, a Palestinian reimagining of Jane Eyre, The Land Beneath the Light has been nominated alongside her children's book, for the Palestine Book Awards 2022.

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