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This series spotlights the work of Palestinian artists and sisters Emily and Annemarie Jacir, whose respective practices as visual artists and filmmakers parallel a decades-long history of curation, preservation, and dissemination of Palestinian films. The program also focuses on Dar Jacir for Art and Research, which was founded in 2014 as an artist-led and women-led interdisciplinary space devoted to educational, cultural, and agricultural exchanges and productions in Bethlehem and beyond.
The series comprises three parts, with the first two sections highlighting the Jacir sisters’ respective practices and curatorial histories. The final chapter, devoted to Dar Jacir, celebrates the art space’s current vision of incubating and fostering new generations of artists, makers, and thinkers.
As its name suggests, the series is a staunch refusal of the dispossession that has threatened Palestinian art, film, and their creators for so many decades. By that same token, it is a celebration of rare and underseen work that deserves to be showcased and protected.
Special thanks to Annemarie & Emily Jacir, Aline Khoury, and Bora Kim.