1948: Creation and Catastrophe
+Free Screening
+Minnesota Premiere
+United States
Friday, 9/28
11:00 a.m.
Free screening
Join us after the film for a discussion with local activist Leilah Abdennabi and filmmaker Ahlam Muhtaseb.
1948: CREATION AND CATASTROPHE
Andy Trimlett & Ahlam Muhtaseb
documentary
85 mins / 2017
US
English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Minnesota premiere
Seventy years since 700,000 Palestinians were displaced by Israel, the film 1948 digs through the archives and interviews those who lived through it to tell the the story of one of the most controversial moments in recent history. The film lays out the events of 1948 and the establishment of Israel as a state in Palestine, providing the history and context that helps make sense of what is happening today. Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis who lived through the events of that year, this documentary captures interviews with those and presents a last opportunity for them to narrate their stories of the expulsion of a people and a nation.
Select Festivals
Reel Palestine Festival, Dubai, 2018
Chicago Palestine Film Festival, US, 2018
Boston Palestine Film Festival, US, 2017
Andy Trimlett has a master’s degree in Middle East studies from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree in international security and conflict resolution from San Diego State University. He has a decade of experience in public television, having served as senior producer, associate producer, editor, and camera operator on a wide range of productions.
Ahlam Muhtaseb is a professor of media studies at California State University, San Bernardino. Her research interests include digital communication, social media, and diasporic communities. Her most recent project, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe, narrates the catastrophic consequences of 1948 and began with her field work in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
