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Sunday 19th May | 2024 | 3pm - 5pm
Primary
FREE
Join Nottingham Contemporary for a community screening of Foragers by Jumana Manna, as part of Nourishment: A Cyclical Programme at Primary.
Foragers (2022) depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee and Jerusalem, it employs fiction, documentary and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. The restrictions prohibit the collection of the artichoke-like 'akkoub and za'atar (thyme) and have resulted in fines and trials for hundreds caught collecting these native plants. For Palestinians, these laws constitute an ecological veil for legislation that further alienates them from their land while Israeli state representatives insist on their scientific expertise and duty to protect. Following the plants from the wild to the kitchen, from the chases between the foragers and the nature patrol, to courtroom defenses, Foragers captures the joy and knowledge embodied in these traditions alongside their resilience to the prohibitive law. By reframing the terms and constraints of preservation, the film raises questions around the politics of extinction, namely who determines what is made extinct and what gets to live on.
The screening will be followed by a response and Q&A with artist, educator and architect Dima Srouji.
This event is a collaboration between Primary and Nottingham Contemporary, building on the collaborative programme Sustaining Resilience (2023) and is part of the spring Nourishment season at Primary.
Access
This event will take place in Primary's Gallery 1 which has level access from Primary's main entrance.
Primary's address is Primary, 33 Seely Road NG7 1NU
The film will be shown with subtitles in English.
Please email admin@weareprimary.org or call 0115 924 4493 regarding access enquiries.
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