The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Directed by Theo Panagopolous

Short Documentary
2025

United Kingdom


When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.

Directed and Edited by: Theo Panagopoulos
Produced by: Marissa Keating
Sound Design by: Hannan Jones
Music Composition by: Alexandra Katerinopoulou
Script and Story Consulting by: Erica Monde
Graphics by: Hazar Marji
Arabic Translation by: Fatma Hegazy
Online editing by: Kaspar Vidunas

Developed, Supported and Executive Produced by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap Programme and Screen Scotland


Nominated for EE BAFTA British Short Film
Short Film Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival, January 2025
Winner Best Short Film - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), November 2024