After screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, Palestinian American filmmaker Annemarie Jacir's debut feature Salt of this Sea continues to be screened at a variety of locations worldwide.

Palestinian American poet Suheir Hammad stars as Soraya, born in Brooklyn in a working class community of Palestinian refugees.

Stubborn, passionate and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfills her life-long dream of "returning" to Palestine after discovering that her grandfather's savings were frozen in a bank account in Jaffa when he was exiled in 1948.

Once there, slowly she is taken apart by the reality around her and - as she is forced to confront her own anger - she realizes the walls in Palestine are not always visible.

The IMEU provides a comprehensive list of confirmed upcoming screenings of this groundbreaking film - the first feature film from a female Palestinian director.

The official trailor for Salt of this Sea can be viewed below.


INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS OF Salt of this Sea

• November 23: Cairo, Egypt, Cairo International Film Festival
  
  
  • 2:30 p.m., Tagamo Khames
  
  
  • 4:00 p.m., Cairo Opeara House (www.cairoopera.org)
  
  
  • 4:00 p.m., Good News Cinema 3



• November 24: Bethlehem, West Bank (Palestine), Al-Kasaba International Film Festival
  
  
  • 6:00 p.m., Dar Annadwa (www.annadwar.org)



• November 25: Cairo, Egypt, Cairo International Film Festival
  
  
  • 4:00 p.m., Cosmos 2



• November 26: Cairo, Egypt, Cairo International Film Festival
  
  
  • 7:00 p.m., Metro Cinema



• November 29: Bursa, Turkey, Silk Road Film Festival
  
  
  • 4:30 p.m., Tayyare Cultural Center



• December 3: Bursa, Turkey Silk Road Film Festival
  
  
  • 7:00 p.m., Tayyare Cultural Center

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Salt of this Sea Trailer






Note: Schedules are based on information provided by hosting venues. For more information on a particular screening, please contact the appropriate festival or venue.