Nazareth 2000

A documentary directed by Hany Abu-Assad

Returning to his native city just months before the new millennium, filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad captures the daily, idiosyncratic beats of Nazareth - told through the eyes of two wry and cynical gas station attendants, the daily beats of the city that both Christians and Muslims consider most sacred is captured against the background of a Muslim protest and visits from president Arafat and even Pope John Paul II.

Followed by Q&A with Palestinian activist Sam Jaber tbc.

2001 | 55min Language: Arabic with English Subtitles.

All donations collected at the screening go to a children’s trauma centre and to the Sameer Project that delivers food and drinking water to various neighbourhoods in Gaza.