As part of the Dublin Festival of Human Rights, on Friday 23rd November at 6.30pm there will be a free screening of ‘Naila and the Uprising’, a 2017 documentary which chronicles the remarkable journey of Palestinian activist, Naila Ayesh whose story weaves through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history — the First Intifada in the late 1980s.

The film will be screened in The Wood Quay Venue (Access via Fishamble Street), Wood Quay, Dublin 2.

Watch the trailer here.

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When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognise the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh whose story weaves through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilisation in Palestinian history – the First Intifada in the late 1980s. Naila and the Uprising was created by Just Vision and directed by Julia Bacha, the team behind the award-winning films Budrus (2009) and My Neighbourhood (2012). Just Vision researches, documents and disseminates the stories of Palestinians and Israelis working to end the occupation and build a future of freedom, dignity and equality for everyone in the region.

Rotten Tomato Rating: 100%
Directed By: Julia Bacha
Runtime: 76 minutes