Az Zeeb

parrylyndon4.0

(almost) the entire film is shot on super 8 which gives it a memory-like quality where you don't know when scenes were filmed, what comes from family archives and what was filmed by the director. This makes perfect sense in a context where history is trapped in a vicious circle of land-grab and genocide.**that said, the circle is being broken as we speak. It's no longer an easy option to hide behind propoganda and two-side issues (also known as ed sheeraning).For me, the most unique aspect of the film was the back-and-forth between Palestine and Chile, where the largest group of Palestinian diaspora lives.

Juan Ospina5.0

How important it is to see yourself, to remember yourself; mostly in the wake of the forcible disappearance of your photos, your books, your registers, your addresses... They can take them all except your memory, and your grief, and your hope.

Jacob !4.5

Really really strong piece of archival work that blends the past and present through Super 8 footage. The minimal use of digital footage works to empty the frame of all texture, right as the potential to visit Az Zeeb is removed from us. Rida contrasted this against NAZA and Israelism as a film that engages in what it means to have believed in Israel (better yet, from someone who believed in the "left-wing potentials" of a 70s Israel) while actively showing us the Palestinian perspective in contrast. Mixed with the diasporic experiences of Palestinians in Chile, living through a local dictatorship as well as seeing the oppression of their friends and relatives, this makes for a fantastic watch. Gorgeous too!