On planting a freedom fighter, figuratively and metaphorically

On planting a freedom fighter, figuratively and metaphorically was a film night curated by Yazan Taiseer. It is said that if an indigenous population is massacred, the animals will rise up and kill the colonizer. And if the animals were massacred, the grass will dry and become a spear that expels the colonizer. And if the grass is burnt, from the ashes the land will give birth again to an indigenous population. These are the series of events told in this short documentary about warriors in the tunnels of a Vietnamese village.

This evening was part of the Resistance film program, proposed to explore cinematic creations that explore resistance and liberation, seeing Liberation movments all over the world, from Chiapas to Gaza to Hanoi.

Yazan Tayseer is a filmmaker known for his dedication to the visual and narrative arts. He co-founded "aflamamman" in 2018, a renowned artistic group that focuses on producing limited-budget, independent narrative and documentary films. His work revolves around presenting these films in inclusive and non-elitist formats, in alignment with his belief in third cinema, . Yazan has been actively involved in the creation of a number of short documentary films as part of the Aflamamman project. Currently, he is engaged in multiple collective and individual projects that explore the profound theme of life after death, and spirituality.