Revolutionaries Never Die

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Compelled to understand why Saab reached out to him, Yaqubi enters her archives to create a lyrical portrait of a singular filmmaker, tracing her life, political commitments and artistic vision through the Palestinian revolution and turbulent Lebanon of the 1970s.

Using Saab’s own documentary footage, filmed across Palestine, Lebanon and Iran between 1973 and 1983, Revolutionaries Never Die honours her enduring commitment to those whose voices have too often been marginalised. Layering Mohanad Yaqubi’s reflective voiceover onto Saab’s remarkable images, it investigates the ethics of documentary practice and the politics of image-making, while affirming cinema’s enduring capacity to bear witness across time.

The screening is part of the 2026 edition of Leeds Palestinian Film Festival. The screening will be introduced by Maryam Ghorbankarimi – British-Iranian film-maker and lecturer at Lancaster University.