In May 2022, Dr. Gabor Maté led trauma-healing work for Palestinian women who were detained—and some tortured—in Israeli prisons.
The Wisdom of Trauma film crew followed along and filmed the work while capturing the reality of occupation in the West Bank and the heartbreaking stories of the people they met.
Two years later, the film Where Olive Trees Weep directed by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo, is ready to premiere June 6–27.
It will be accompanied by 21 days of conversations on Palestine.
The film gives background to the current crisis in Israel/Palestine and brings to light the lives of people we met on our 2022 journey in the occupied West Bank.
Their universally human stories speak of inter-generational pain, trauma and resilience.
Cinema can be a powerful force for change.
