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The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

Synopsis

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 essay film questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and land.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - International premiere
Sundance Film Festival 2025 - Winner - Short Film Grand Jury Prize
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Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 min 1 sec
Director
Theo Panagopoulos
Producer
Marissa Keating
Editor
Theo Panagopoulos; Online Editor: Kasparas Vidunas
Screenwriter
Script Consultant: Erica Monde
Sound
Hannan Jones
Composer
Alexandra Katerinopoulou
Archive
National Library of Scotland

Genre

Scottish

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

84 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX

Sales Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

84 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX

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