Al Awda is a documentary by Singaporean Jason Soo that follows 22 activists from 15 countries as they sail on the Al Awda Flotilla in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza in 2018. Originally meant to leave the journey early, Jason ended up remaining on board, capturing the activists’ fears, strategies and decision-making as they approached an inevitable confrontation with the Israeli Occupying Force. Among the activists onboard were Malaysian academic Afandi Salleh and Singaporean exile Dr Ang Swee Chai.

In this episode, we speak to Jason about his personal journey in activism, his documentary and more.

If you'd like to watch Al Awda, do catch the screening happening on Friday, the 5th of December at 8.30pm at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC).

Entrance is by a minimum donation of RM30, with proceeds split between crowdfunding for Al Awda and Viva Palestina Malaysia’s winter campaign.

Registration for the event is available at bit.ly/AlAwdaKL.

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan

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Categories:  politics,  international

Tags:  Al Awda,  Flotilla,  the bigger picture,  beyond the ballot box,  israel,  palestine,  Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC),  gaza,