BEYOND BLUE AND GREY

Jerusalem in Exile is a film that explores and searches for the visual images of Jerusalem in the nostalgic minds of Palestinians globally. In this film photographer Steve Sabella and poet Najwan Darwish explain how Jerusalem currently exists as a city in 'exile', where Palestinians are forbidden from accessing it.

Beyond Blue and Gray investigates creative life under occupation. How do the continual cycles of violence, curfew and movement restrictions affect the artists color choice, language or treatment of subject? How can a Palestinian artist protect his or her work from the stereotypes of politics and the poetic ravages of war?

Kan Yama Kan means ‘once upon a time’ in Arabic. Through a multimedia installation of photography, wood and paint, six influential Palestinian artists explore the threads of story and symbol that unite the Palestinian narrative.

Two exiled Palestinian painters meet in France to discuss the aesthetics of exile, and reflect on creative life under the Israeli Occupation.