Description
Paradise Now made history as the first Palestinian film to be nominated for an Academy Award, offering a gripping, human-centred portrayal of two friends preparing for a suicide mission in Tel Aviv.
To mark the 20th anniversary of this landmark film, award-winning photojournalist, Seamus Murphy, who captured not only the stills for the film but the on-going situation in Nablus, joins us for a special anniversary screening and Q&A.
His exhibition at Bradford Literature Festival 2025, Smoke and Mirrors, captures Nablus – the city at the heart of the film – then and now revealing the ongoing reality of occupation and the enduring resonance of its themes 21 years later.
About the Artist
Seamus Murphy
Seamus Murphy is a documentary photographer and filmmaker. Regardless of medium or subject, he strives in his work for intimacy and a poetic realism. As a photographer he has won seven World Press Photo awards, two for portraits, for his work in Afghanistan, Gaza, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Peru, UK and Ireland. He undertakes long-term documentary projects and has been published and exhibited widely. He is in the collections of The Getty Museum, Imperial War Museum and FRAC, Auvergne, France.
About the Chair
Remona Aly
Remona Aly is a journalist and broadcaster. She writes for The Guardian, is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought and a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Something Understood. She is also an editor and podcast host for various platforms.
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