Insurgent Transmissions: A Palestine Film Series presents monthly screenings at Bryant Lake Bowl.
Join us on November 2, 2025 at 2PM for a screening of WHEN I SAW YOU by Annamarie Jacir. This screening is presented as part of Palestine Cinema Days.
WHEN I SAW YOU (98m, Palestine, 2012)
In 1967, Arab states waged a second war against Israel with the objective of liberating Palestine. They were defeated, and the Israeli army deployed into the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in these territories fled the military occupation to refugee camps in neighbouring Arab countries, joining the hundreds of thousands of refugees that had settled in camps more than two decades earlier in 1948.
Free-spirited 11-year-old Tarek (Mahmoud Asfa) and his mother Ghaydaa (Ruba Blal) have temporarily settled in the Harir camp in Jordan, but in the chaos they have been separated from Tarek’s father Ghassan. Restless and uneasy, Tarek has trouble adjusting to the indignity of destitution and living on humanitarian aid. Only a few miles away from the Harir camp, in the clandestine encampments that border Israel, the atmosphere is radically different, as armed Palestinian freedom fighters are training for battle to reverse the course of historic injustice and reclaim their lands and homes. When Tarek and his mother cross paths with this group of combatants, the boy is emboldened and chooses to stay with them, forcing his mother to follow suit.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $5 - $15 Sliding Scale at the Door. Doors open at 1pm. Online ticket sales end at 12pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
Insurgent Transmissions: A Palestine Film Series presents monthly screenings at Bryant Lake Bowl.
Join us on November 2, 2025 at 2PM for a screening of WHEN I SAW YOU by Annamarie Jacir. This screening is presented as part of Palestine Cinema Days.
WHEN I SAW YOU (98m, Palestine, 2012)
In 1967, Arab states waged a second war against Israel with the objective of liberating Palestine. They were defeated, and the Israeli army deployed into the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in these territories fled the military occupation to refugee camps in neighbouring Arab countries, joining the hundreds of thousands of refugees that had settled in camps more than two decades earlier in 1948.
Free-spirited 11-year-old Tarek (Mahmoud Asfa) and his mother Ghaydaa (Ruba Blal) have temporarily settled in the Harir camp in Jordan, but in the chaos they have been separated from Tarek’s father Ghassan. Restless and uneasy, Tarek has trouble adjusting to the indignity of destitution and living on humanitarian aid. Only a few miles away from the Harir camp, in the clandestine encampments that border Israel, the atmosphere is radically different, as armed Palestinian freedom fighters are training for battle to reverse the course of historic injustice and reclaim their lands and homes. When Tarek and his mother cross paths with this group of combatants, the boy is emboldened and chooses to stay with them, forcing his mother to follow suit.
Tickets are $10 in Advance / $5 - $15 Sliding Scale at the Door. Doors open at 1pm. Online ticket sales end at 12pm.
Our full restaurant and bar service is available in the theater! Order from your seat and enjoy the show, we'll take care of the rest.
