london palestine film festival 2025
NOVEMBER 14 - 28
UK PREMIERE: PASSING DREAMS
RASHID MASHARAWI, 2024, 79’
tuesday 25 NOVEMBER | 20:45
BARBICAN CINEMA 1, SILK STREET, EC2Y 8DS
A 12-year-old boy embarks on a journey across Palestine with his uncle and cousin to find his lost pigeon, navigating checkpoints and memories in a tender story of hope, resilience and discovery.
Samy believes his missing bird has returned to its birthplace. Accompanied by his uncle Kamal and cousin Miriam, he takes a journey across Palestinian towns, from a refugee camp in the West Bank, through Qalandia to Jerusalem and Haifa, navigating military checkpoints and reflecting on shared history. Along the way, and through everything that happens to and between them, we discover the absurdity and wit of reality, revealing the impact on their characters and relationships with themselves and others.