Year: 2024
Director: Theo Panagopoulos
Producer: Marissa Keating
Executive Producers: Flore Cosquer, Alexandra Colta and Mark Thomas
Screen Scotland support: The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing was developed through Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap programme with support from Screen Scotland.
Synopsis
When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.
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Festivals: The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing has screened at festivals including Sundance Film Festival (January 2024), London Short Film Festival (January 2024), Slamdance Film Festival (February 2024) and the Edinburgh International Film Festival (August 2024).
Awards: The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing was awarded the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Image credits: Stills courtesy of Scottish Documentaty Institute