A Night We Held Between is a film installation that centres on Song for The Fighters, a recording found in the sonic archive of the Popular Art Center in Ramallah. The archive collects original sounds and songs from across Palestine, preserving an oral sonic history of folklore. The piece used in the film is the original 1990 recording of an elderly woman singing in her home, archived under ‘Women’s Songs, Um Alif and her neighbours sing from the folklore, Tarshiha, Galil’. Moving through the layers of this song, like a labyrinth of sounds and sites, the film conjures history as a permanent present tense – a collective and imaginative act.

Shot in ancient sites in Palestine – caves, carved holes, underground passages, and wild valleys – the land becomes the main character. The film moves beyond the surface, revealing a vast, hidden world, parallel to the one we know. Throughout, scenes intertwine rituals and narratives of community and resistance, with depictions of everyday life in Palestine. In doing so, the film emphasises the role of collective rhythmic movement and the potential impact that shared feelings can evoke in creating and sustaining a community.