Join us for a screening of Film Foragers and a short foraging tour on the grounds of Common Knowledge in Irish and English.
PLACES LIMITED - FREE ADMISSION
6.30 - 7.30 pm - Foraging Tour: Before the screening we will do a short foraging tour of the land at Common Knowledge and learn the names/history and meaning of some of our local plants in the Irish language.
7.30pm - Screening of Foragers: Foragers (directed and produced by Jumana Manna) depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace.
Note* - Are foraging tickets are almost sold out but we will have a beautiful tea made from the foraging group to share with everyone who comes along to the event!
Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee and Jerusalem, it employs fiction, documentary and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. The restrictions prohibit the collection of the artichoke-like ’akkoub and za’atar (thyme), and have resulted in fines and trials for hundreds caught collecting these native plants.
For Palestinians, these laws constitute an ecological veil for legislation that further alienates them from their land while Israeli state representatives insist on their scientific expertise and duty to protect. Following the plants from the wild to the kitchen, from the chases between the foragers and the nature patrol, to courtroom defenses, Foragers captures the joy and knowledge embodied in these traditions alongside their resilience to the prohibitive law. By reframing the terms and constraints of preservation, the film raises questions around the politics of extinction, namely who determines what is made extinct and what gets to live on.
This event is donation based and is a fundraiser for Palestinian Solidarity Organisations.
This event is part of our Heritage in Action 2024 Programme, funded by the Heritage Council.
