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The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) returns from October 2nd to 8th, with a selection of Palestinian, Canadian, and international films. This is the third annual installment of the festival, and will include Canadian and world premieres, as well as activities and social gatherings such as filmmaker Q&As and discussion panels.

Notably, the festival will kick off with 2009 Cannes Official Selection The Time That Remains (Elia Suleiman), a black comedy based partly on the filmmaker’s father’s diaries from his time as a resistance fighter in 1948. The festival will also host the Canadian premiere of Zindeeq (Michel Khelifi, 2009), a film about a filmmaker who sets out to document witness accounts of the catastrophic events of 1948; the filmmaker’s own life is shaken up when a personal family tragedy occurs in the middle of his project.

Besides the diverse selection of films, TPFF will also be hosting a variety of events, such as the September 16th discussion with Ken Loach and Paul Laverty at the University of Toronto (5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, at the U of T, Sanford Fleming, 105 Blue Room). On a more delicious note, you may want to check out “Sahtain! A Traditional Palestinian Breakfast” at local community gathering place, Beit Zatoun. The feast will be accompanied by a screening of food-themed short films.

For more detailed info on schedules, tickets, locations, and film descriptions, visit the festival website.