Poster
This year cinemaPalestino once again screens the very best of films from and about Palestine. We are delighted to welcome filmmakers Mohammad Rujailah (To Shoot an Elephant) and Andrew Kavangh (Hasan Everywhere) to the Showroom. They will be on hand to introduce their films and take any questions that may arise.

We are pleased to once again be working with the Sheffield Showroom Cinema on this festival.

See the Showroom Facebook page or the cinemaPalestino Facebook page for all the latest.

See all the films in the season for just £25 (£20 concessions).
To book, call the Showroom box office, 0114 275 7727.

Tickets for individual films can be purchased online.

cinemaPalestino FILM SEASON 2011

Paradise Now Fri 25 Nov, 18:30: Paradise Now + Hasan Everywhere, with Q&A(15)

In Arabic.

This Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning film follows two Palestinian childhood friends who are recruited as suicide bombers.
To Shoot An Elephant Sat 26 Nov, 18:00 To Shoot and Elephant + Q&A

In English / Arabic.

An eye witness documentary account from The Gaza Strip– 27 December 2008, Operation Cast Lead.
Jaffa Sat 26 Nov, 20:45 Jaffa: The Orange's Clockwork

In Hebrew / Arabic

While the ‘Jaffa Orange’ has been translated into a symbol of the Zionist enterprise, for Palestinians it remains a powerful symbol of loss and destruction.
My Name is Ahlam Sun 27 Nov, 16:00 - My Name is Ahlam + Checkpoint

In Arabic

While fighting for adequate treatment for her daughter’s leukemia, Aisha - a Palestinian woman living in the West Bank - undergoes a process of empowerment.
(No) Laughing Matter Sun 27 Nov, 18:15 - (No) Laughing Matter + Cinema Palestine

Convinced that humour knows no frontiers, young filmmaker Vanessa Rousselot embarks on an unusual quest: to search for humour in the West Bank.
A series of shorts from you tube These shorts will be available to view in the foyer of the Showroom. They can be viewed wherever you have internet access of course.