Until we became fire and fire us

At a glance

Until we became fire and fire us, is a 2023 Palestinian movie, directed by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme. with a runtime of 32 minutes.

Overview

Until We Became Fire and Fire Us is a meditative Palestinian film that reflects on the ongoing and historical forms of dispossession and erasure in Palestine. Through a rich tapestry of imagery — indigenous plants resisting uprooting, ancient stones resurfacing through colonial concrete, sites of violence and freedom, song lyrics of love and loss, and traditional dances performed across the diaspora — the film transforms the traces of alienated existence into an intergenerational bridge. Part elegy, part act of reclamation, it explores how culture, memory, and the body become instruments of reconnection and historical reconstruction for a people scattered across the world yet bound by a shared, unbroken story.

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