Some of monodrama's words and stories are taken from the poems and testimonies of children in Gaza published in the book 'A Million Kites'.
Monodrama A Grain Of Sand, performed by actress and campaigner Sarah Agha and written by Elias Matar, two British Palestinians based in London, will be the opening event for the London Palestine Film Festival (November 15 to 29). A Grain Of Sand draws on real testimonials from Gaza and the magical world of Palestinian folk tales to highlight the human cost of the Israel-Gaza war, now in its second year.
The play tells the story of Renad, a little girl living in Gaza during the current war who is searching for the phoenix – a mythical bird from Palestinian folk tales – so that it can help her find her parents. As Renad struggles to stay alive in her dangerous surroundings, she recounts the folk tales that her grandmother used to tell her to overcome the obstacles she encounters. Some of monodrama’s words and stories are taken from the poems and testimonies of children in Gaza published in the book, A Million Kites. The challenges she comes across are taken from real events that have taken place in Gaza over the past year, widely shared on social media.
The London Palestine Film Festival is a two-week series of Palestinian flms screened in cinemas across the city.
