my eye has no iris

Borrowing its title from text written by Razan AlSalah incorporated into her film Canada Park, my eye has no iris is a short film program featuring works created by Palestinian women. Programmed by Film/Video Curatorial Assistant Layla Muchnik-Benali, my eye has no iris invites viewers to consider the connective pathways that bind mind to body, place to history, and past to present. Through works by AlSalah, Zaina Bseiso, and Mona Gazala, audiences are invited to dream and astral project across borders, evade state surveillance, and move toward the subconscious as a way to channel connections to land and history. The program will be introduced with a poetry reading by local poet Sara Abou Rashed! (program approx. 71 mins., digital video)

Stick around after the screening for a community poem writing activity in the lobby area, facilitated by Sara Abou Rashed. (approx. 60 mins.)

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Left to right: Canada Park, courtesy of Razan AlSalah. Closeness to the Land, courtesy of Mona Gazala. When Light is Displaced, courtesy of Zaina Bseiso.