About the Event
I Will Get Back to You
Directed by Uday Jubeh
(Palestine, 2024, 9 min.)
Sunday, May 4, 2:00 PM
An exile’s return to Palestine to liquidate his family’s past turns into a soul-searching odyssey that challenges his sense of home, his legacy and the possibility of reclaiming what has been lost.
Life is Beautiful
Directed by Mohamed Jabaly
(Palestine/Norway, 2023, 92 min.)
The documentary chronicles approximately seven years of Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s life through a diary-like structure. It captures his involuntary separation from his family in Gaza, the support he receives from his surrogate family in Gaza’s twin city, Tromsø, Norway, his struggles applying for a visa in Norway as a stateless person, the creation of his debut feature documentary, Ambulance, which explores his experiences volunteering in an ambulance unit during the 2014 Gaza War.
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Rice students can attend screenings before 7:00 PM free of charge - show your student ID at the box office.
Screenings at 7:00 PM are 50% off for Rice students.
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All seats and discounts are on a first-come-first-served basis.
House doors open 30 minutes before the film starts.
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Tickets can be purchased in person at the box office or online at: hpff.org/2025-tickets
For additional information visit: hpff.org
Discounted parking available in Founder’s Court lot, $6 flat fee, credit card required.
