Palestinian farmers preserve ancient olive groves
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In 2021, Nasser Abufarha, a Palestinian anthropologist, and Maggie Lemere, an American documentary filmmaker and National Geographic researcher, collaborated on a film documenting Palestinian families’ connection to their ancestral land on the West Bank.
Abufarha grew up among olive groves near Jenin before earning a doctorate in anthropology in the United States. He then returned to the West Bank and founded Canaan Palestine, a cooperative that now links over 2400 family farms across more than 50 villages.
The film, titled Land of Canaan, portrays these families and their centuries-old olive trees, some named and cared for by generations. The filmmakers emphasize the olive trees’ importance as a symbol of the Palestinian community’s enduring ties to their roots and their native homeland. The cooperative formed in response to violence and injustice faced by local farmers. The film will screen today at Kinodvor as part of the Migrant Film Festival.
