Leila and the Wolves (1984)

recontextualizing the history of anti-colonial and anti-zionist resistance to insert women's political struggle back into the context of photos and documentary -- the cinema's gaze turning to the deliberately unseen wives and daughters of palestine and lebanon and how they…

comrade_yui

domesticity and revolution aren’t mutually exclusive; they feed into each other — the women’s invisibility becomes a source for their creativity in maneuvering around colonial barriers

icebear

Honestly unlike almost anything else I've seen. Finally, a diasporic film that does confront imperialism head on, treating one's own national history as not some imperceptible tragedy for liberal tears but a bloodline for revolutionary struggle. Heiny Srour is a modern…

Avalyn Wu

From the river to the sea... A feminist anthem addressing itself at the women fighting imperialism in Lebanon and Palestine, with a proud chorus proclaiming "we have always been part of the fight for liberation" shattering the selective lens of history, this is a film…

Sally Jane Black

Kinda mind blowing. Intelligent and inventive and has a surprising sense of humor at times. There’s a little bit of like… everything I like about movies thrown in here and all of it works so well. Making visible that which was made invisible, panning the camera of history…

Chris 🍉

I think writing long reviews to try and contextualise what I've consumed usually ends up taking something out of me, which makes me tired, and not willing to pick up my pen (metaphorical, lmao) at times. Making information accessible to everyone has something that I have…

forceghost7

Accounts mid-century Palestine and the Lebanese revolution through the eyes of women whose roles during these efforts were extremely surprised. Extremely engaging, creative and showcases some pretty incredible “set pieces” especially considering its minuscule budget. I…

freelunch

Every panning shot contains an entire history of resistance, an entire set of contradictions yet to be resolved, injustices yet to be addressed, unified by a single take. But there are still fractures, the patchwork of a history neglected. These women are integral, a…

Avalyn Wu

This needs a proper restoration! So many ideas swirling in here. So much playful cinematic technique. All time banger final image. I am whole-heartedly in awe of this film.

Marya E. Gates