Opening their residency at the Film Klub, Moviment Graffitti kindly introduce us to one of the strangest chapters in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It’s 1987, and the first Palestinian popular movement in the West Bank is rising. Residents want local alternatives to Israeli goods, including milk, which they’ve been buying from an Israeli […]
Second part of Moviment Graffitti curating Kinemastik Film Klub trilogy is Jimmy's Hall by Ken Loach. In the 1920s, political activist Jimmy Gralton built a dance hall in rural Ireland. As the hall grew in popularity, its free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and […]
In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it’s not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor (Marcello Mastroianni) that they find their voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli, brimming with humor and honesty, is a beautiful and […]
Moviment Graffitti is organising a series of initiatives on women’s rights during the weeks leading to the 8th March – International Women’s Day 2018. The first event is the screening of “If these Walls Could Talk”, (directed by Cher and Nancy Savoca, 1996), dealing with the topic of reproductive rights. The movie tells the story […]
As part of the initiatives connected to International Women's Day 2018, Moviment Graffitti is holding a talk entitled "Kurdistan: A Women's Revolution." Silvia Todeschini, who spent two years in Rojava (northern Syria) will present the situation in this area, where Kurdish groups have liberated and defended their territory from ISIS. They are currently facing a […]
Moviment Graffitti is holding the event "Women Who Fight: From the Italian Partisans to the Rojava Revolution", as part of its initiatives connected to International Women's Day 2018. Irene Incarico (Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta) will present three women of Italian Resistance - women who fought against fascism. Silvia Todeschini, who was […]
