The Boston Palestine Film Festival Presents Seeds for Liberation, a film by Matthew Solomon

Thursday, October 22, 6:30 pm. UMASS, Amherst Flavin Family Auditorium Isenberg

in partnership with Western MA cosponsoring organizations

Followed by a Q&A with director Matthew Solomon, and protagonist Dr. Ayman Nijim

Location : UMASS, Amherst, Flavin Family Auditorium, Isenberg

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILmflLsnaXc

“Seeds for Liberation” explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, and experts. The film shows how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank, challenging dominant Western narratives. It highlights a transnational, anti-imperialist struggle rooted in solidarity and collective justice.

​In this new documentary from Director Matthew Solomon and Executive Producer Donna Hadjikhani of “Reimagining Safety,” joined by Executive Producer Alana Hadid, experts discuss the impact of Palestine’s 77-year occupation by Israeli forces, the role social media has played in mobilizing global support, and provide a roadmap for collective liberation.

The film includes impactful and emotional interviews with legal scholars, activists, and members of The Black Liberation Army, La Raza Unida, and the Stop Cop City movement who illustrate the effects of Israeli and U.S. imperialism and colonialism, what “Free Palestine” means, and how it can be achieved.”As an intersectional abolitionist and anti-Zionist Jew, this project, like my previous work, centers and amplifies the experiences of communities that have been marginalized, providing a deeper connection to collective humanity and liberation while continuing to unpack and decolonize the ways I have been socialized.” 

– Matthew Solomon, Director of ‘Seeds for Liberation’

“Palestine has galvanized the world for justice, and Palestine is beyond Palestine.”

– Dr. Ayman Nijim, Liberation Psychology and Critical Genocide Studies

Learn MORE and register here:

https://www.apartheidfreewesternma.org/Five College Students register for FREE!The Boston Palestine Film Festival is the lead sponsor of this event. Apartheid-Free Western MA, project of Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, is coordinating outreach and providing support for this event. Learn more at the Apartheid-Free Western MA website: https://www.apartheidfreewesternma.org/For more information contact:
Heather Hutchinson
apartheidfreewma@pm.me