Second Sunday Culture Film

Foragers

Rainey Auditorium - Penn Museum

Sunday, Mar. 10, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Two elderly women preparing herbs in kitchen.

Indigenous activists everywhere are attempting to steer the world away from climate collapse. The films in this year’s series depict efforts to reclaim land in order to save all beings on the earth and for a more livable future.

Screenings are held in person in the Museum’s Rainey Auditorium.

Foragers
Dir. Jumana Manna, 2022, 64 min.

Employing a mix of fictional scenes alongside documentary and archival footage, Palestinian artist and filmmaker Jumana Manna’s latest film examines the Palestinian tradition of foraging wild za’atar and ‘akoub in the face of the Israeli Nature Protection Authority’s ban on picking the plants they deem endangered. Foragers wryly captures the Palestinians’ struggle to preserve their traditions alongside their resilience to the prohibitive law.

Screening followed by a conversation with filmmaker Jumana Manna and Dr. Nour Joudah, Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies, University of California. Stay for a reception featuring tea and a za’atar and olive oil tasting.

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