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2:00pm - Saturday, Nov 29, 2025
Palestine 36
1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain's 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
Directed by Annemarie Jacir (WAJIB)and starring Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Yasmine Al Massri, Saleh Bakri, and Billy Howle, PALESTINE 36 is Palestine’s Official Selection for the 98th Academy Awards and has received universal audience and critical acclaim in its festival rollout, including a record-setting 23 minute standing ovation at TIFF, and winning Best Film at The Tokyo International Film Festival.
"Epic... Grand in scale." (Variety)
"... a handsomely mounted period piece that competently navigates its complex network of interwoven storylines." (Observer UK)
"An affecting denouement, which gestures towards seemingly unbreakable chains of intergenerational violence, shakes off any remaining comforting period drama gloss to speak directly, arrestingly, to today." (Sight & Sound)
"Annemarie Jacir's polished epic is brimming with a humanist energy of hope amidst the violence." (Screen Rant)
This limited "sneak preview" of the widely anticipated PALESTINE 36 is presented in partnership with Watermelon Pictures, in recognition of the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.
Saturday, November 29
Doors 1:30 pm | Movie 2:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
PALESTINE '36 (Annemarie Jacir, 2025 / 118 mins / NR) In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region.
