"1948" Screened at the Chicago Palestine Film Festival

A new perspective on the cataclysmic events of 1948, the year in which nearly a million Palestinian men, women, and children were forced from their homes following the founding of Israel, is seen in this documentary marking the seventieth anniversary of the events. With the number of Palestinians and Israelis who were present and are still able to provide first-person accounts diminishing by the year, filmmakers Trimlett and Muhtaseb set out to provide the most accurate and detailed account of this history that has yet been assembled, interviewing veterans, refugees, and survivors. Additional perspective is provided by noted historians including Charles D. Smith, Avi Shlaim, Nur Masahla, Rashid Khalidi, and more. In English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles.

Preceded by the short BETWEEN THE GARDEN AND THE SEA by A. Lorr (2016, Palestine, 16 min.). In Arabic with English subtitles. (BS)