Naila and the Uprising

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Global Studies Center and the Department of Sociology will screen Naila and the Uprising. The film chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh and a fierce community of women at the frontlines, whose stories weave through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history-- the First Intifada in the late 1980s. Using evocative animation, intimate interviews, and exclusive archival footage, this film brings out of anonymity the courageous women activists who have remained on the margins of history-- until now. While most images of the First Intifada paint an incomplete picture of stone-throwing young men front and center, this film tells the story that history overlooked-- of an unbending, nonviolent women’s movement at the head of Palestine’s struggle for freedom.

The film was directed by award-winning filmmaker and Just Vision's Creative Director, Julia Bacha, produced by Rula Salameh and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi.

Khushboo Bhutani, PhD student in Film and Media Studies will introduce the film as her research interests include Palestinian cinema, emergent media infrastructures in destine geopolitical settings, and the relationship between war and different screens.