Drik Picture Library is set to bring Palestinian cinema to local audiences through a month-long screening programme beginning Monday as part of the fourth edition of 'Palestine Cinema Days Around the World 2026', an international initiative organised by Filmlab Palestine.

Titled 'Palestine Cinema Month 2026', the programme will open at DrikPath Bhaban under the theme 'Cinema Across Borders. Stories Beyond Erasure.'

The international initiative brings together cinemas, cultural institutions, universities, independent collectives and grassroots organisers across more than 80 countries to screen Palestinian films.

Drik has participated in the initiative since its inception, joining the collective effort to preserve Palestinian stories and voices at a time when the country's cultural heritage and historical narratives face systematic erasure.

In a statement marking this year's edition, Filmlab Palestine highlighted the political significance of providing a platform for Palestinian cinema, saying the screenings assert the Palestinian people's right to tell their own stories and preserve their collective memory.

The organisation also denounced the ongoing genocide and occupation, calling for an end to the violence, the lifting of the siege, and the fulfilment of the Palestinian people's right to freedom and return.

"On this screen, we are present in our own names. We carry the memory of our homeland, our lives, and our right to tell our story in our own voices," the statement said.

It further described cinema as a means of preserving the faces, voices, places and memories of Palestinians, particularly those whose lives and experiences are often reduced to numbers.

"May our images cross borders. May the story remain in the hands of those to whom it belongs. And may the horizon of this gathering be the freedom of Palestine," the statement added.

Drik said the initiative aims to contribute to a collective refusal to let Palestinian stories be silenced, question the structures that sustain occupation and encourage reflection on the responsibilities of solidarity.

The opening screening is being coordinated with Filmlab Palestine and Palestine Cinema Days.

The programme will continue throughout November, with one Palestinian film screened every Saturday, offering local audiences further opportunities to engage with the country's cinema and cultural resistance.