AL-YAD AL-KHADRA
FORAGERS
Jumana Manna / Palestine / 2022 / 64 min / Colour
In the heights of Golan, Galilee and Jerusalem, people are mad for two wild herbs: za'atar, a blend of herbs with the taste of thyme, and akkoub, a plant similar to thistle. However, they are rare and protected species and for this reason they cannot be gathered in large quantities. Al-Yad Al-Khadra explores the conflict between the Israeli authorities in charge of parks and nature reserves and the Palestinian people who traditionally go there to collect edible wild plants. Combining fiction, documentary, and archival footage, Jumana Manna shows the chases between foragers and the Israeli patrols, the defense in the courtrooms, but also moments of everyday life with her parents and representation of healthy life as a portrait of a serene emancipation.
Jumana Manna
Jumana Manna is a Palestinian visual artist and filmmaker, born in New Jersey in 1987. She studied Art and Design in California, Oslo and Jerusalem and now lives in Berlin.
She has participated in group exhibitions and festivals, including the Toronto Biennale (2019), the Venice Biennale (2017), the Vienna International Film Festival (2016; 2018), and the Berlin International Film Festival (2016; 2018).
Wild Relatives (2018) was awarded a prize at the CPH: DOX Dokumentar Filmfestival in Copenhagen. She also directed A Magical Substance Flows Into Me (2015) and Al-Yad Al-Khadra.
Credits
Cinematography Marte Vold, Ashraf Dowani, Yaniv LintonSound Montaser Abu 'Alul, Raja Dubayah, Ibrahim ZaherEditing Jumana Manna, Katrin Ebersohn Production company Jumana Manna
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