Lyd

Presented by the Arab Film and Media Institute

Director Rami Younis IN PERSON for Q&A after 6:30pm screening on Friday, August 2.

The story of the city that once connected Palestine to the world – what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have become.

“A harrowing watch, but a vital one if the goal is gaining greater understanding the history of Israel-Palestine conflict.” —ScreenHub

“A cinematic achievement that breaks down the wide divide between documentary and science fiction.” —The National

Lyd by Rami Younis & Sarah Ema Friedland, is a speculative documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd – a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was once a bustling Palestinian town until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948 and was renamed Lod. Lyd dares to ask the question: what would the city be like had the Israeli occupation of Lyd never happened?