Kuwaiti-born Palestinian film-maker Yasmin Fedda has a background in anthropology, and has worked on several film projects in the Middle East, USA and around the UK. Tonight we are pround to announce that she is coming to the Star and Shadow to talk about her life, politics, work, and future projects. We will also be showing two of her excellent short documentaries.

Kuwaiti-born Palestinian film-maker Yasmin Fedda (photo) has a background in anthropology, and has worked on several film projects in the Middle East, USA and around the UK, including working with Bridge and Tunnel Productions in Newcastle. She comes to the Star and Shadow to talk about her life, politics, work, and future projects, all informed by a migratory life that has taken her from Palestine to Canada, Qatar to Scotland and Syria to Kuwait. We will also be showing two of Yasmin’s short documentaries:

Breadmakers (2007, 10 min) looks at the intricate social relationships in a community of workers with learning disabilities making a variety of organic breads for shops in Edinburgh, while Milking the Desert (2004, 25 min, photo) explores the life of Frederic, a French novice at the St. Moses the Abyssinian monastery deep in the Syrian desert. We follow him and Syrian monk Boutrous through their daily chores and routines: milking goats, making cheese and praying. Their lives create a backdrop for Muslim and Christian relations in the area.

Yasmin Fedda will be in discussion with Light Bulb 08 Director Craig J Wilson.