FEDAYIN
(فدائيين)
dir. Collectif Vacarmes Films, 2020
80 mins. Palestine/Lebanon/France.
In Arabic with English subtitles.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 – 8PM
ONE NIGHT ONLY – in-theater and at stream.spectacletheater.com

Tickets for this event are on a suggested donation basis of $10; RSVP here. All proceeds will go towards the campaign to free George Abdallah.

In collaboration with our friends at Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Palestinian Youth Movement, Spectacle is thrilled to host a one-night only screening (and streaming) of Collectif Vacarmes Films’ new documentary FEDAYIN.

FEDAYIN traces the life of Georges Abdallah, Lebanese Arab Communist and struggler for Palestine and one of the longest-held political prisoners in Europe. It moves from the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon where his political consciousness was forged to the international movement to demand his liberation from French prisons.

The film includes a number of interviews, including with Palestinian leftist writer and activist Khaled Barakat; Samidoun international coordinator Charlotte Kates; Samidoun Europe coordinator Mohammed Khatib; former political prisoners Jean-Marc Rouillan and Bertrand Sassoye; lawyer Jean-Louis Chalanset; Georges Abdallah’s brothers Robert and Maurice Abdallah; and advocate for Georges Abdallah’s liberation Suzanne Le Manceau, among others.

On October 23, a national march and rally will gather outside Lannemezan prison in France once again, to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the longest-held political prisoner in Europe. In the month prior to the march, solidarity groups around the world are organizing events to commemorate the anniversary of Abdallah’s arrest.

FEDAYIN is available with French, English, Arabic and Spanish subtitles. If you would like to organize a screening in your community, please email vacarmesfilms@gmail.com.

Special thanks to Kaleem Hawa and Samar Al-Saleh.