Philly Remembers Al-Nakba... 60 Days for 60 Years

Location:LAVA, 4134 Lancaster Ave

Description: Joyce Chediac, a Lebanese-American activist and writer from New York City, will introduce the film with discussion afterwards.

In 1969 twenty-four year old Leila Khaled committed her first of two hijackings to dramatize the suffering of the Palestinians and Israeli oppression. Swedish Palestinian filmmaker Lina Makboul presents a biographical documentary of Khaled, her motivations for her actions as well as her unrepentant support of Palestinian human rights. Makboul also discusses her own ambivalence concerning the blurred distinction between resistance and terrorism.