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Lyd [In-Person Only]
Thu Aug 8: 7.00pm PDT
Wed Aug 14: 7.30pm PDT
Thu Aug 15: 7.30pm PDT
Fri Aug 16: 7.30pm PDT
Sat Aug 17: 4.30pm PDT
Sun Aug 18: 4.30pm PDT, 7.30pm PDT
$14 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
About
(Rami Younis & Sarah Ema Friedland, Palestine, United Kingdom & US, 2023, 79 min, in Arabic & Hebrew with English subtitles)
Lyd is a feature-length, speculative documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd (alternatively Lod, as it is now called), a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was a bustling Palestinian town, until it was taken over by the state of Israel. As the film unfolds, residents create a tapestry of the Palestinian experience of this city and exemplify the trauma left by the 1948 massacre and expulsion. Vivid animations envision an alternate reality where the same people live free from the trauma of the past and the violence of the present. Using never-before-seen archival footage of Israeli soldiers who carried out the massacre and expulsion, the personified city explains that these events were so devastating that they fractured reality, and now there are two Lyds one occupied and one free. As the film cuts between fantastical and documentary realities, it ultimately leaves the viewer questioning which future should prevail.
Lyd dares to ask the question: what would the city be like had the Israeli occupation of Lyd never happened?
Synopsis courtesy of Icarus Films.
"An eye-opening documentary that every thinking person with a respect for all humanity must see." - It's Just Movies
"Lyd is a haunting and unusual documentary, comprising various styles to tell the story of the once beautiful ancient city of Lyd and its gradual devastation under Israeli settlement." - City Hub (Australia)
"...draws a clear line between the sins of the past and our present reality and vociferously argues why contextualizing the present within that broader history is crucial in determining the future." - Disappointment Media
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LocationNorthwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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