128 - Palestinian Liberation: Artistic Expression through Film, Music, & Identity ft. Dina Amin

BrownTown shares virtual space with Dina Amin (AKA Dinamiin), Palestinian filmmaker and singer-songwriter to talk all things art, storytelling, and resistance. Dina shares her journey exploring identity and home through her genre-fluid music and deeply personal yet relatable film work. As the bombardment of war and genocide still cloud the headlines, we refocus our energy on what builds us up in our hearts and our on-the-ground political reality via organizing, political education, artistic influences, and the connections that elevate our souls. Art and media serve as not only framing tools but portals into living out our full humanity in a world that wishes to quash it. Originally recorded March 4, 2026.   GUESTSDina (AKA Dinamiin) is a Palestinian filmmaker and singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, pursuing her MFA in Film at CalArts. In 2020, Dina co-founded Space Collective, (site, Instagram), an art house based in the West Bank. Her work explores identity, displacement, memory, and collective liberation through a hybrid of experimental, fiction and documentary. Raised in Palestine, her films often center voices from her community, using cinema as both an archive and a form of expression. Dina co-directed and co-produced her debut short documentary, Rise Up, which was screened at five international film festivals. Over the past ten years, she worked on a range of fiction and nonfiction projects, honing her skills in writing, directing, and producing. Follow her on Instagram, Spotify, YouTube, Facebook, and her website. -- Mentioned Topics & More Info:  "I Always Return to My Roots": 40 Minutes with Dina Amin x PATOIS Film Festival Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali, & Malcolm X were homies (1, 2) Dina singing "Change Gonna Come" Malcolm X film car scene Arabic Maqam or Arabic scales Ep. 46 - Exploring Blackness & Cultural Media ft. Courtney Phillips & Matthew Manning of Gumbo Media Seguimos Aquí - SoapBox film Deon Cole, “Fuck ICE” at NAACP Image Awards A Time That Remains - full film Elia Suleiman, Palestinian film director The Taarab Classics Related episodes: Ep. 113 - Palestinian Liberation: Divestment, Encampments, & Institutions ft. Amoona Ep. 112 - DNC: Pt. 2 ft. Nesreen Hasan & Nadiah Alyafai Ep. 111 - Palestinian Liberation: Anti-Zionism & Jewish Solidarity ft. Rabbi Brant Rosen & Lesley Williams Ep. 102 - Palestinian Liberation: In This Moment ft. Muhammad Sankari -- CREDITS: Intro song from Jowa El-Kon by Dinamiin; outro song A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Audio engineered by Kiera Battles. -- Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Patreon SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Support