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DocArts Series Continues At WSU Vancouver With Screening Of “Sumud” And Talk By Jan Haaken (Photo) - 03/04/26

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver continues its weekly DocArts series this spring with a screening of "Samud: A Doctor's Report on Genocide and Survival in Gaza" and a talk by filmmaker Jan Haaken. 

 

The event will take place March 11 on campus in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110. Weekly artist screenings begin at 11 a.m., followed by the screening of “Sumud” at 11:30 a.m. Haaken will speak from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a reception in the art gallery. The screening, talk and reception are free and open to the public.

 

Haaken is professor emeritus of psychology at Portland State University, a clinical psychologist and documentary filmmaker. From refugee camps and war zones to abortion clinics and pipeline protests, as well as drag bars, dairy farms and hip-hop clubs, her films explore contested social spaces and sites of repressed collective memory.

 

“Sumud” centers on Palestinian physicians providing care under siege conditions in Gaza, documenting both the ethical demands and emotional toll of medical work amid ongoing violence. The film is a sequel to “The Palestine Exception” and part of a body of work that includes “Our Bodies Our Doctors,” the two-part “Necessity Series” and “Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance.”

 

The DocArts series brings together film and video screenings, artist talks and community conversations throughout the spring term. The series features a diverse group of multimedia artists, activists and public intellectuals, from community organizers whose lives are deeply documented to poets, songwriters and hip-hop performers working across media.

 

DocArts is a joint project of the WSU Vancouver Collective for Social and Environmental Justice, Native American Programs, Center for Intercultural Learning and Affirmation, and Council for Community, Engagement, Dialogue and Impact.

 

For more information about DocArts events, email van.csej@wsu.edu.

 

About WSU Vancouver

WSU Vancouver is one of six campuses of Washington State University and the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington. The campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs that support workforce development, innovation and economic growth through strong partnerships with businesses, industries and community organizations.

 

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver and is accessible via I-5, I-205 and C-TRAN bus service.

 

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Attached Media Files: Filmmaker Jan Haaken working on the production of her film “Necessity.”,

DocArts Series Continues At WSU Vancouver With Screening Of “Sumud” And Talk By Jan Haaken (Photo) - 03/04/26

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver continues its weekly DocArts series this spring with a screening of "Samud: A Doctor's Report on Genocide and Survival in Gaza" and a talk by filmmaker Jan Haaken. 

 

The event will take place March 11 on campus in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110. Weekly artist screenings begin at 11 a.m., followed by the screening of “Sumud” at 11:30 a.m. Haaken will speak from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a reception in the art gallery. The screening, talk and reception are free and open to the public.

 

Haaken is professor emeritus of psychology at Portland State University, a clinical psychologist and documentary filmmaker. From refugee camps and war zones to abortion clinics and pipeline protests, as well as drag bars, dairy farms and hip-hop clubs, her films explore contested social spaces and sites of repressed collective memory.

 

“Sumud” centers on Palestinian physicians providing care under siege conditions in Gaza, documenting both the ethical demands and emotional toll of medical work amid ongoing violence. The film is a sequel to “The Palestine Exception” and part of a body of work that includes “Our Bodies Our Doctors,” the two-part “Necessity Series” and “Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance.”

 

The DocArts series brings together film and video screenings, artist talks and community conversations throughout the spring term. The series features a diverse group of multimedia artists, activists and public intellectuals, from community organizers whose lives are deeply documented to poets, songwriters and hip-hop performers working across media.

 

DocArts is a joint project of the WSU Vancouver Collective for Social and Environmental Justice, Native American Programs, Center for Intercultural Learning and Affirmation, and Council for Community, Engagement, Dialogue and Impact.

 

For more information about DocArts events, email van.csej@wsu.edu.

 

About WSU Vancouver

WSU Vancouver is one of six campuses of Washington State University and the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington. The campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs that support workforce development, innovation and economic growth through strong partnerships with businesses, industries and community organizations.

 

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver and is accessible via I-5, I-205 and C-TRAN bus service.

 

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Attached Media Files: Filmmaker Jan Haaken working on the production of her film “Necessity.”,