February 10–11, 2017
Written by Hannah Khalil
Directed by Jess McLeod
Featuring: Annelyse Ahmad, Owais Ahmed, Melissa Canciller, Jerry Galante, Mark Hines, Monica Orozco, Tommy Malouf, and Dana Tretta
A picnic interrupted by soldiers. Sunbathing in the shadow of a tank. Life can be unpredictable under occupation.
Told with typical Palestinian black humour, Scenes from 69* Years is an epic snapshot of life in Palestine, then and now. Forget suicide belts and stone-hurling youth—here the real human story is revealed: the dreams, humor, sadness, and obstacles of daily life in the shadow of the ‘separation wall.’
Performed as part of Semitic Commonwealth