Foragers

A culinary culture conflict is on the menu in Jamana Manna’s portrait of Palestinian foragers in conflict with the Israeli nature conservation acts

Palestine is the home for several wild, eatable plants, but under Israeli occupation and jurisdiction several of these plants are declared protected. Despite this several Palestinians, especially the elderly, are willing to defy these laws. In Foragers we meet some of them, both out in nature, in the kitchen and in court.

Director Manna combines interviews, fiction and archival footage to create a film about a unique subject matter with both humor and warmth. Subtle and grounded, but undeniably political, Foragers is a warm but still powerful depiction of conflicts between people, nature and legislation, and the power relations that drives them.

Jenny Lund

Director

Jumana Manna (b. 1987) is a visual artist and filmmaker. Her work explores how power is articulated, focusing on the body, land and materiality in relation to colonial inheritances and histories of place. She explores and creates stories through sculptures, film, collages and art installations. Manna was born and raised in Jerusalem, and lives in Berlin.

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