This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets are still available for the remaining Chicago Palestine Film Festival screenings. Pre-Screening Reception at 5:00pm. MAQLUBA director and cast scheduled to attend.

Saturday, April 29 at 6:00pm (SOLD OUT!) | FORAGERS moves between documentary and fiction to depict the dramas between the Israeli Nature Protection Authority and Palestinian foragers. With a wry sense of humor, Manna captures the inherited love, resilience, and knowledge of these traditions, over an eminently political backdrop. Preceded by A TRIP TO THE MOTHERLAND (2022, dir. Ali Abushama, 3 min.) and MAQLUBA (2022, dir. Shady Mawajdeh, 28 min.). Pre-screening reception at 5:00pm. MAQLUBA director and cast scheduled to attend.

This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets are still available for the remaining Chicago Palestine Film Festival screenings.


Chicago Palestine Film FestivalFounded in 2001, the Chicago Palestine Film Festival (CPFF) is the world’s longest consecutive running festival of its kind. CPFF is dedicated to presenting a film festival that is open, critical, and reflective of the culture, experience, and vision of the filmmakers. View full festival.


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