poster for Fragmented Return event

CAMRA Screening Scholarship Media Festival: "Fragmented Return"

April 11, 2025 7:00pm-9:00pm
  • Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum

CAMRA presents "Fragmented Return"

Event Description

poster for Fragmented Return event

When Huda (b. 1982) and Farah (b. 1985) first met in Gaza in 1997, neither could have anticipated that their brief musical performance at the Latin Patriarchate School, also known as Deir al-Latine, would become the catalyst for a lifelong journey.

Fragmented Return is a multimedia performance by Palestinian artists Huda Asfour and Farah Barqawi, blending elements of their experiences with exile and attempts at return. Through words, music, and visuals, they weave a shared narrative of lives shaped by occupation, displacement, and borders, as well as by joy, resistance, and a quest for collective liberation.

Their intertwined experiences across cities such as Gaza, Cairo, and more recently Brooklyn, bring to the stage a retelling of their version of Palestinian diaspora and the constant struggle of belonging, all viewed through a critical political lens, delivered with humor and raw emotions.

Registration Details

All guests are required to register for this event. For those who do not register in advance, we will require registration on site with proof of ID.

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This event is part of CAMRA at the University of Pennsylvania's annual Screening Scholarship Media Festival (SSMF): Sound & Color.

Flyer by Tracy Chahwan

Disclaimer: This event may be photographed and/or video recorded for archival, educational, and related promotional purposes. We also may share these video recordings through Annenberg's website or related platforms. Certain events may also be livestreamed. By attending or participating in this event, you are giving your consent to be photographed and/or video recorded and you are waiving any and all claims regarding the use of your image by the Annenberg School for Communication. The Annenberg School for Communication, at its discretion, may provide a copy of the photos/footage upon written request.