It's the Hope that Kills Us

Cert TBC

In what other sphere of life is race, religion and gender transcended? What other mechanism has such power to provoke joy, hope and unity? Football can touch hearts and minds and convince people that they are part of something bigger than themselves.

​The land of Palestine / Israel is beset with racial tension, inequality and violence yet football flourishes.

On the Israeli side of "divide", football is the only arena where there is a form of integration and equality, albeit complex. Whilst in Palestine Territories, the sport offers self-determination and hope to an occupied people that they can break the restrictions imposed on them.

​With narrative strands from both side, football is my lens through which the two societies can be seen and understood. The religion is an open wound but football can play a role in some form of resolution.

There will be a Q&A after this screening with the film's Director Luke O'Reilly.