The Toronto Palestine Film Festival

We mourn the loss of Mourid Al-Barghouti. one of Palestine's most celebrated poets and writers. He was the husband of the late Egyptian writer Radwa Ashour and the father of the poet Tamim Al-Barghouti. May he rest in peace. Mourid Al-Barghouti's seminal memoirs 'I Saw Ramallah' and 'I Was Born There, I Was Born Here' are widely available at local libraries and independent bookstores. His work will remain, as the late Edward W. Said described in the Foreword of 'I Saw Ramallah', one of the finest existential accounts of Palestinian displacement that we now have.

Join Us this Afternoon, TPFF2020 Rewind Final Video Release. Do not miss this moving conversation with the documentary filmmakers behind the film audiences raved about at TPFF, Abbas 36! TODAY at 2 pm EST we will livestream a discussion with directors Marwah Jbara-Tibi and Nidal Rafa with Dina Abu-Ghaida. Learn about their journey documenting the story of two Palestinian families who lived in the same home on 36 Abbas Street in Haifa. Following the Abu-Ghaida and Rafa families over a year, the film documents Nidal’s search for the house’s original owners and Dina’s efforts to return and retrieve part of her family home after they were forced to leave it in 1948.

Join us this evening. TPFF2020 Rewind will be revisiting a stunning musical performance by local musicians Hala Ayyad - and Murshed Khalid featuring bassist Rocky Haddad, percussionist Naghmeh Farahmand, pianist Johnny Bahri, guitarist Edward Tarzi, violinist Eddy Suleiman and Majd Sukar on clarinet. Tune in Today at 5 pm EST to listen to your favourite Arabic songs performed in this unforgettable jam session. Stream this special event on our FB page or Youtube chan...nel: https://youtube.com/user/TPFF1 - be sure to follow & subscribe. Video by: Ali Al-lami All Rights reserved to the original artists of these songs.

WATCH: We Teach Life, Sir Rafeef Ziadah Join TPFF for a one time only livestream of the iconic spoken word poet Rafeef Ziadah in a performance featuring Phil Monsour TODAY (Saturday, Feb 13) at 2 pm EST. Listen to brand new poems with original music compositions from their new album Three Generations followed by a Q&A with Professor Chandni Desai. Stream the performance live only on our FB page or Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/user/TPFF1