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Reel Pizza Cinerama

Bar Harbor, Maine

MAINE PALESTINIAN FILM FESTIVAL

A month-long cultural event dedicated to bringing Palestinian cinema to audiences across Maine.

Free Film screenings with community discussion afterwards.  Admission is free and open to the public but is limited.  To guarantee admission, reservations are strongly recommended and should be made thru the website   Screenings begin at 1pm each afternoon, doors open at 12:30.  The Kitchen will be open.

Saturday May 3  1pm  
THE ENCAMPMENTS    reservation    trailer

Directed by Michael T. Workman, Kei Pritsker, 2025  [in English]  85min

When a group of students at Columbia University launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising. Encampments spring up at hundreds of campuses as students object to their own university’s investment in the US and Israeli arms industry. Featuring detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, The Encampments takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency.

 

Sunday May 4  1pm 
FROM GROUND ZERO   reservation  trailer

Directed by Rashid Masharawi, 2024  [in Arabic with English subtitles]   112min

From Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine's Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war. Using a blend of animation, documentary, and fiction, they create a powerful testament to the steadfastness of the human spirit — serving as a remarkable reflection of the creativity that can emerge during ongoing devastation.