THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING

When a Palestinian filmmaker based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wild flowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.

Directed and Edited by: Theo Panagopoulos

Produced by: Marissa Keating

Sound Design by: Hannan Jones

Music Composition by: Alexandra Katerinopoulou

Arabic Translation by: Fatma Hegazy

Graphics by: Hazar Marji

Online editing by: Kaspar Vidunas

Developed, Supported and Executive Produced by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap Programme and Screen Scotland

Official selections

Edinburgh International Film Festival, August 2024 (Edinburgh, UK)

International Competition for Short Documentary - IDFA, November 2024 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)