Ghost Hunting
Raed Andoni, Palestine, 2017, 94″
In Arabic, with English subtitles
Palestinian director Raed Andoni was jailed at 18 in the notorious Moscobiya prison in West Jerusalem, one of Israel’s many interrogation centers, where at least 750,000 Palestinian men have been imprisoned and tortured since 1967. In his documentary Ghost Hunting, he assembles an eclectic group of ex-prisoners willing to confront their past by reconstructing the suffocating walls of their former prison. Day after day, construction workers, a blacksmith, an architect, and an assistant director give shape to their memories – how they survived, how they endured, and how, even in the darkest moments, humor and resilience kept them human. As the walls of their cells rise, so do their voices, breaking through silence and fear. Following the screening, we will be joined for a discussion with Wadee Hanani, assistant director of Ghost Hunting, along with journalist Lama Ghosheh and activist Fadia Barghouti, who will join via Zoom. All three have experienced detention firsthand and will share their personal accounts of resilience and resistance. The discussion is moderated by psychologist Ama Kissi.
Raed Andoni is a Palestinian director and producer, active since 1997 as the co-founder of two production companies: DAR FILMS in Palestine, and LES FILMS DE ZAYNA in Paris. His first documentary as a director, IMPROVISATION (2005), follows the Palestinian Joubran family as they create the musical OUD. For his first feature-length film, FIX ME (2009) Andoni filmed twenty of his psychotherapy sessions in Ramallah, Palestine. Featuring a Woody Allen-esque array of characters, including members of his own family, FIX ME explores the need for finding individuality in a place so dominated by politics and collective identity. His 2017 documentary GHOST HUNTING was awarded with Glashuette Original Documentary Award during the Award Ceremony of the 67th Berlinale film festival.
The screening is part of the Frames of Resistance program and will be followed by a discussion with Fadia Barghouti, Lama Ghosheh, Wadee Hanani, and Ama Kissi.
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