Shrinking Space / Palestine evening

Shrinking Space provides an insight into the conditions for humanitarian and civil society organizations in Palestine: Israel imposes restrictions on NGOs and UN organizations offering aid. These methods include prohibiting the activities or existence of organizations, such as in the case of UNRWA, or using prefixes like ‘terrorist’ to categorize them. Directors and staff at humanitarian NGOs know that they are constantly at risk of arrest. How long can they continue their work for humanitarian conditions and human rights in Palestine, with a civil society and physical territory that are constantly shrinking and being restricted?

Director: Cristina Mora, Norma Nebot
Production: Fora de Quadre
Spain, 2025
English, Arabic, and Spanish with English subtitles
76 minutes

Trigger warning: Depiction of political oppression, human rights violations, displacement, and state violence.

Event
This event is the second part of the Palestine program. From 18:30 to 19:30, Palestinian food will be served in Asta bar, and the short film ‘UNDR’ by Kamal Aljafari will be on display. The screening of ‘Shrinking Space’ begins at 19:30, followed by a panel discussion on Israels’ restrictions in the West Bank and their impact on Palestinian life and health. The panel will be hosted by filmmaker Omar Shargawi and feature Dr. Maren Rytter and Bilal al-Issa from the Danish House in Palestine (DHIP). The event will be in English.

See the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/1055918827/393cdd8b22

Get your tickets on +45 3374 3412 or order them here: https://www.dfi.dk/cinemateket/biograf/filmserier/serie/26949#all
See the full festival programme here: https://globalhealth.ku.dk/film/