This event is in the past.It took place on February 2, 2026 at Lane Hall, University of Michigan.
Drew Paul unpacks how queer Palestinian filmmakers turned bodily violation and claustrophobic spaces into political critique. Two rarely-screened shorts from the Second Intifada era reveal how marginalized narratives can speak to collective trauma.
Academic lecture
Film analysis
LGBTQ+ cinema
Political cinema
Tips
🎬features Chic Point and Diary of a Male Whore
📊analyzes visual techniques, not just plot
🎓great for film studies or MENA students
Queer Palestinian Film & the Second Intifada
Old Fourth Ward
Drew Paul unpacks how queer Palestinian filmmakers turned bodily violation and claustrophobic spaces into political critique. Two rarely-screened shorts from the Second Intifada era reveal how marginalized narratives can speak to collective trauma.
Academic lecture
Film analysis
LGBTQ+ cinema
Political cinema
Tips
🎬features Chic Point and Diary of a Male Whore
📊analyzes visual techniques, not just plot
🎓great for film studies or MENA students
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