Operation Recomply

What happens when the state calls your loved ones terrorists — and you refuse to look away?

Operation Recomply - presented in International Premiere - follows the family members of the Filton 25 as they navigate the devastating consequences of imprisonment, public vilification and the fight for justice. 

As the UK government intensifies its crackdown on the pro-Palestine movement, strangers find one another and transform grief, fear and uncertainty into a community rooted in love, solidarity and resistance.

An intimate portrait of the people behind the headlines, the film reveals the personal cost of political repression — and the extraordinary strength it takes to stand by those targeted for their activism. At a time when terrorism laws are increasingly used to criminalise protest, Operation Recomply asks what justice looks like when the very right to dissent is under threat.

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Democracy on Trial: The Filton 25 Example

The Filton 25 were accused of terrorism for destroying Israeli military drones. What happens when those who challenge the status quo are imprisoned, publicly vilified, or held up as warnings to others? And what does it mean when the law itself becomes part of the battle over what society is allowed to protest?

Guests: Filmmaker Alex Grace, Filton 25 former political prisoner Jordan Devlin, Mary Lawlor, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Head of Amnesty International Ireland; Moderator: Aurélie Godet, Cork International Film Festival