Maine Palestine Film Collective
Maine Palestine Film Collective is a group of Maine-based artists, curators, arts workers and allies using cinema as a catalyst for collective liberation in Palestine and beyond. Launched in May 2024, MPFC works in collaboration with artists and community organizers to produce film screenings and community gatherings dedicated to amplifying Palestinian stories and voices, deepening public understanding of the history of Palestinian erasure and colonial violence, and building solidarity between Maine and Palestine. In 2025, the series will be anchored by a month-long statewide festival held over four weekends in May, centering around Nakba Day — the annual commemoration of Palestinian displacement during the 1948 Nakba, or “catastrophe.”
Artist bio
Maine Palestine Film Collective is a collection of Mainers who work in or adjacent to the arts, and we are planning a series of events featuring films and stories about Palestine. In light of the decades-long Israeli occupation and ethnic cleansing of Palestine — which has resulted in the ongoing genocide in Gaza — we are seeking opportunities in our own communities to highlight Palestinian stories and enhance our shared understanding of our complicity as Mainers in this colonial project.
Collective Members:
Irene Yadao - Filmmaker, video editor, and writer (Camden, ME)
Raivo Vihman - Craftsman and artist (Freedom, ME)
Jess Goldfin - Organizer and professional facilitator (Warren, ME)
Sean Flynn - Artistic Director of the Points North Institute, home of the Camden International Film Festival (Warren, ME)
Sarah Erwin - Recovery in Maine Program Coordinator at Points North Institute (Portland, ME)
Morgan Hulquist - Documentary filmmaker (Portland, ME)
Renny Sabina - Writer, multimedia storyteller, and nonprofit communications professional (Rockport, ME)
Advisors:
Fateh Azzam - Palestinian activist, human rights researcher and consultant (Georgetown, ME) Zaina Bseiso - Palestinian filmmaker and Camden International Film Festival programmer (Los Angeles, CA)
Social media
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