UPDATEDwith juror names and winner of 2023 Points North Pitch.
Director Yousef Srouji earned the Harrell Award forThree Promises, a film set in the Occupied Territories.
Years later, her youngest son Yousef picks up the archive and discovers the difficult choices she faced then.
The Journey’s End venue at the Camden International Film FestivalPoints North Institute/CIFF/Jo Silver
The result is a reflexive act of love in a time capsule.
A film about remembering.
His work centers around understanding the dynamics of occupation in Palestine, and community resilience in conflict zones.
‘Three Promises’Courtesy of Camden International Film Festival
The director manages to get close to the protagonists with a gaze that never feels voyeuristic.
TheCamden International Film Festivalis a program of the Points North Institute.
The in-person portion of the festival ran from Sept. 14-18.
The online portion continues for the next week.
