Olives

Collection title

Women's creativity forum

ID

PBC00092

Source

PBC (PS)

First broadcast date

09/01/2000

Production year

2000

Abstract

Samia Halby is a Palestinian plastic artist who was born in Jerusalem in 1937 . She lives in America but goes to Palestine from time to time to paint an olive tree and give some courses in plastic arts to Palestinian girls. She left with her family following the pressure of the Israeli occupation of 1948 and since then she has been travelling through Lebanon ,Jordan, America and other Arabic and foreign countries . She tries to reflect that situation in her works. The other report is on other stories of other women who have suffered from the oppression of the Israeli aggression . Some women talk about their love to the land and to olive trees and the necessity to have olive oil at home for all the members of the family .

Type

video

Production companies

• Women's Creativity Forum - Own production

Broadcaster

PBC - Palestine T.V.

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Halbi Samia

Primary theme

Women

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Fine arts
• Landscapes and environment / Protection of Natural environments
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Fine arts / Painting

Credits / Cast

• Badr Labana - Theatre director

Period of events

• 2000

Map locations

• Palestine - West bank - El Qods
• Palestine - West bank - Salfit

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

35m11

Additional information

Liana Badr is a Palestinian filmmaker and writer who played a big role in the development of the Palestinian cultural movement . She has several novels the most important of them are : Tel Zaatar, and the balcony of Ali Foukhani, and the stars of Jericho .