Episode 36/37: Dr Myriam François: Art and Discomfort in Palestinian Solidarity (Part 1 & 2)
“The artist is inherently dangerous.”
-Dr Myriam François
Part 1
Part 2
In the Season 6 finale of The Art Persists Podcast, we sit down with journalist, filmmaker and writer, Dr Myriam François.
We chat to Myriam about how she is dealing with the state of the world today amid Israel's bombardment of Gaza. She questions society's moral boundaries, emphasising the need for discomfort in addressing the conflict. We go on to explore the artist's role in solidarity and resistance. Myriam delves into her film, Finding Alaa, illustrating how grief can unite people across divides. We unpack her background and talk about the racism she faced after converting to Islam as a young woman.
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About
Dr Myriam Francois is a journalist, filmmaker and writer. Myriam’s award-winning, directorial debut documentary “Finding Alaa” (BBC/CBC 2023), under her production company MPWR productions, won the “Special Mention” Award at Doc Fest’23 and “Best Short” at the Independent Shorts Festival, So-Cal, USA film awards. The film has been BAFTA Longlisted as “Best Short Film” 2024. The film premiered at Hot Docs and the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo. The film was shortlisted for the 2021Whickers Awards and the Cannes MIPDOC 2022 and has been selected at numerous festivals including BAFTA, Norwich Film Festival, SIMA awards, Cannes Shorts, Carmarthen Bay, Red Movies, Short Encounters, and more.
Learn more about her work: https://www.myriamfrancois.com/
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