On Thursday 22nd October, @mothership.marrickville, Miya Miya Film Club and Samira El Chami present: Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (Lebanon/Palestine, 2001) directed by Mai Masri.
Samira El Chami is a Lebanese Australian artist whose work moves across film, sound, and performance, engaging with memory, landscape, and the conditions that shape how stories are carried. For this screening, @samiratron has selected Frontiers of Dreams and Fears, a film that sits closely with her ongoing engagement with memory, landscape, and the politics of image-making.
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears follows a group of Palestinian children living in refugee camps in Lebanon as they travel to the border with Palestine. The film moves through anticipation, memory, and distance, holding close to the emotional and political weight of a place that remains just out of reach.
Working through documentary, the film centres young people as witnesses and carriers of history. Their voices move between curiosity, grief, and imagination, as the idea of return is shaped by stories passed down, fragments held onto, and landscapes seen but not crossed.
What emerges is a film about proximity and separation. About borders that are both physical and lived. About what it means to grow up in relation to a place you cannot access, but cannot let go of.
On the night, food will be shared from @sajhouse_, who will be returning to Miya Miya. Freshly made and served warm, simple, generous and meant to be shared. Saj House will be preparing their manoush fresh from 6:30pm to 8pm bringing a little taste of Lebanese street food into the night. We’ll also be serving Palestinian sweets from @yafasweet_!
As part of the night, proceeds from the event will be split between @nationstation__ and the @pcrf_australia, supporting two organisations doing vital work for community, care and solidarity in the face of Western imperalism and Israeli occupation.
Your ticket includes a meal, drinks from @gazacola.au and @salaamcolaaustralia, a donation, as well as covering venue and projector hire, and film licencing.
The film will be screened in Arabic with English subtitles.
Tickets on sale September 11th.
Agenda:
6:30pm - Doors Open
6:30pm till 8pm - Food served from Saj House and Yafa Sweets
8pm - Film Starts
10:00pm - Film Ends
Please be aware that photography, audio, and video recording may occur at this event. By entering the event premises, you consent to being photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded. You agree that any recorded media—including your likeness, voice, and name; may be used for, but not limited to, promotional, marketing, advertising, and archival purposes, and may be shared on social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok) and websites.