ALFILM Festival: Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk

ALFILM Arab Film Festival Berlin 

ALFILM Arab Film Festival Berlin is organized since 2009 by the non-profit association Zentrum für arabische Filmkunst und Kultur e.V. (formerly Freunde der arabischen Kinemathek, Berlin e.V.) It is the largest platform for the promotion of the diverse Arab cinematography in Germany.

The ALFILM Festival returns to silent green for two days this year – on the first day, we look forward to the following film screening:

Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk
Documentary, PL/IR/FR, 2025, 110 min
Director: Sepideh Farsi
EN/AR, with english subtitle

Driven to document the war in Gaza, filmmaker and Festival alum Sepideh Farsi, tries to enter the region. Blocked at the border, Farsi strikes up a relationship via cellphone with a bright-eyed young Palestinian photographer and poet named Fatma Hassona, who is holed up in her bombed-out neighborhood. Through a series of intimate video conversations, by turns lighthearted and heartbreaking, Sepideh and Fatma grow closer despite the layers of screens between them, even as the conditions around Fatma become increasingly dire. 

Mirroring in its construction the distance between Gaza and the rest of the world, this cleverly conceived Cannes Film Festival stunner also subtly explores potent contrasts between the two women: the Iranian filmmaker’s world travels and her long life in exile vs. Fatma’s isolation, entrapment, and dreams of escape. As weeks turn to months, the film chronicles their deepening relationship, becoming a compassionate portrait of a life under siege that celebrates the remarkable fortitude of the Palestinian people.

Sunday, April 26
Betonhalle
Doors: 5 pm / Start: 6 pm
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