SUMUD + CLINICAL SILENCE film screening June 6

Start: Saturday, June 06, 2026•07:00 PM

Location: The Redwood Theatre• 1300 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON M4L 1Y7 CA

Host contact info eastendacts@proton.me

On June 6, join us for a screening of some important short films: Sumud, by director Jan Haaken, follows American anesthesiologist Dr. Travis Meleen as he works with Palestinian surgical teams at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, fighting to save lives against all odds under Israel's campaign of medicide and genocide. Clinical Silence is a new short documentary series by Toronto photographer and filmmaker Jay Geerts, premiering at our screening. In the first two installments, We Are Not Safe and We Are Part of This, Dr. Suzan and Dr. Yipeng Ge reflect on the personal, professional and ethical dimensions of healthcare workers bearing witness to trauma, grief, and survival — grappling with the silence of their colleagues and institutions, and the price paid by those who dare to speak out.

2025 was the deadliest year on record for health care workers around the world, and attacks on medical facilities continue in Gaza, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iran. In the U.S. under the Trump administration and in Ontario premier Doug Ford's cruelty to the marginalized, we see echoes of the same culture of impunity and disregard for basic human rights. After the films, please join us for a panel discussion on how we can defend health care at home and around the world — the need has never been more urgent.

Our very special guests:
  • Dr. Dorotea Gucciardo and Dr. Tarek Loubani, founder and medical director of Glia, a global innovator of high-quality medical equipment working alongside Palestinian clinicians, engineers, and communities to build open-source medical technologies that can save lives under siege.
  • Jay Geerts, Toronto-based documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on intimate, character-driven storytelling rooted in lived experience and social justice
  • Omar El Akkad, Egyptian-Canadian journalist and award-winning author of American War and One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
  • Samira Mohyeddin, award-winning journalist, filmmaker and founder of On The Line media, joining us as moderator
  • Mona Ayesh, beloved Palestinian dabke performer, community leader, and founder of Dabke4Palestine, who will close the evening with her students in a performance and song


There will be a bake sale offering sweet and savoury treats, as well as keffiyehs and other items. The venue offers bar service. Please bring one non-perishable food item to contribute to Community Fridges in the east end.

All proceeds from tickets and the bake sale will be donated to Glia4Gaza, mutual aid for families in Gaza, the Toronto Community Justice Fund, and East End Acts. East End Acts for Palestine is a grassroots solidarity group made of community members from the Toronto-Danforth & Beaches-East York neighbourhoods, mobilizing to create political and social change.

If there is a financial barrier to purchasing a ticket, please email us at eastendacts@proton.me


The Redwood Theatre is wheelchair accessible. There is a single stall, accessible all-gender washroom. There is an industrial HEPA air filter in use. Masks are encouraged and will be provided. Street parking is free after 6 p.m.