What A Pattern Tells

EUS

Aseel eta Um Qusai, belaunaldi desberdinetako bi emakume Palestinar, bordatu tradizionalaren hariak konektaturik.

Jostun denda batetik hasita, euren egunerokotasunean jarraitzen ditugu, bordatu eta puntada bakoitza adierazpen modu bat bihurtzen delarik, herentzia mantentzeko modu bat, istorioak kontatzeko bide bat. Um Qusai, Al-Baqa'a errefuxiatu kanpalekukoak, bordatugintza ogibide eta identitate ikur bezala bizi du. Aseel-ek hezkuntza tresna bezala ikusten du, Palestinar istorioak bere belaunaldiko neskei helarazteko. Euren komunitateko beste emakume eta neskekin batera, ezagutza, oroitzapenak eta zentzua partekatzen dituzte puntadaz-puntada. Une ixil eta momentu goxoen bitartez, filmeak bordatugintzak memoria, kultura eta belaunaldien arteko harremanak nola ehuntzen dituen esploratzen du.

ENG

Aseel and Um Qusai, two Palestinian women from different generations, are connected by the threads of traditional embroidery.

Starting in a thread shop, we follow them into their daily lives where each stitch becomes a form of expression, a way to preserve heritage, and a tool for storytelling. Um Qusai, from Al-Baqa’a refugee camp, sees embroidery as both a livelihood and a symbol of identity. Aseel uses it as a teaching tool, passing on Palestinian stories to girls her age. Alongside other women and girls from their community, they share knowledge, memories, and meaning—stitch by stitch. Through quiet, intimate moments, the film explores how embroidery weaves together memory, culture, and intergenerational connection.

AUKERATU OFIZIALA - OFFICIALLY SELECTED

Nazra Palestine Film Festival - Italy

Cine-Palestine Film Festival - France

Chicago Palestine Film Festival - USA

Toronto Palestine Film Festival - Canada

Imedghassen International Film Festival - Algeria

Dhofar International Film Festival - Oman

Textures of the Land: Tatreez as a Living Archive exhibition - Australia

Festival International de Films de Femmes Regards De Femmes - Tunisia

CineMakna Days of Poetic Films - Tunisia

Gaza International Festival for Women's Cinema - Palestine

Jerusalem Women's Cinema Days - Palestine

The 19th Resistance International Film Festival - Iran