Film
Closeness to the Land
2022 · 7m · Documentary
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Overview
In 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning, Gazala purchased land in western Ohio, on which sits a disused school building. This site allowed her to explore her complex relationship with “the land.” As the daughter of displaced indigenous Palestinians, she attempts to form a proxy bond with the earth, on ground that was stolen from the displaced indigenous Shawnee people. Closeness to the Land is video footage of hand-painted text signs that translate the word الأرض (ard) into six English words, displayed performatively in multiple locations to capture the now-invisible nature of indigenous culture in Ohio. These signs were installed on the old schoolhouse in early 2021.
Crew
- Mona GazalaDirector · Writer
Details
- Release date
- May 21, 2022
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Documentary
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