The Moon is a Sun Returning as a Ghost

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The Moon is a Sun Returning as a Ghost, is a 2023 Palestinian movie, directed by Noor Abuarafeh. with a runtime of 10 minutes.

Overview

The Moon is a Sun Returning as a Ghost is a video documentary grounded in research tracing the fate of seventeen exhibitions by Palestinian artists — works shown in countries around the world that are now considered missing, due to obstacles imposed by the Israeli government on returning artworks to Palestine. The film focuses on one of these cases: a 2005 exhibition held in Martigny, Switzerland, whose works could not be repatriated to their creators and have since been transferred between countries and storage facilities. The work raises urgent questions about cultural rights, colonial obstruction, and the fate of Palestinian artistic heritage.

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