Content warning: This episode includes reference to genocide, sexual assault, coercion, torture and other topics listeners might find distressing. Listener discretion is advised.
Dima Hamdan is a Palestinian filmmaker and former journalist. In this episode Dima Hamdan talks about why she became a filmmaker, her experience of being a member of the Palestinian diaspora and why she made the Iris Prize winning film Blood Like Water.
Her film Blood Like Water tells the story of a Palestinian gay man who is blackmailed to become an informant in occupied Palestine.
This conversation with Dima is honest, open, challenging and thought provoking. Near the end of the episode Dima provides recommended reading, listening and watching which can be found below. It’s time to Spare a Thought for Dima Hamdan.
Books about Palestine
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Palestinian Walks by Raja Shehadeh
Films
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