Boston Palestine Film Festival

Boston Palestine Film Festival
October 18–20, 2024
Now in its 18th year, the Boston Palestine Film Festival presents a thought-provoking array of films depicting the Palestinian experience in documentary, short, and feature formats. These works from directors worldwide offer refreshingly honest, self-described, and independent views of Palestine, its history, culture, and geographically dispersed society.

Aida Returns
Co-presented by Women in Film & Video New England

Directed by Carol Mansour
Saturday, October 19, 2024
3:00 pm–4:30 pm
Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium (Auditorium 161)

The documentary Aida Returns follows filmmaker Carol Mansour’s multifaceted journey of memory, loss, and return. Monsur’s mother, Aida, struggles with Alzheimer’s and often retreats to memories of her childhood home in Yafa, Palestine. After Aida’s passing, Mansour enlists friends in Beirut to help return her mother’s ashes to Yafa. This intimate film captures the efforts of a diverse group of friends and strangers who come together to complete this deeply personal yet universal journey, serving as both a tribute to the lost past of the director’s family and a nod to the exiled Palestinians denied the right to return home, even in death.

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