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)