Abu Ali, Khadija
Abu Ali, Mustafa
Abu Al Rish, Darwish
Abu-Assad, Hany
AbourahmeDahna
Abu Wael, Tawfik
Ahmed, Imad
Andoni, Saed
Arasoughly, Alia
Arraf, Suha
Ayache, Mohamad
Badr, Liana
Bakri, Muhammad
Barakat, Yahya
Bitar, Hazim
Damen, Rawan
Damuni, Nicolas
Eissa, Reema
Elias, Hanna
Gargour, Maryse
H., Ahmad
Hasan, Nizar
El-Hassan, Azza
Hawl, Qasim
Al-Helou, Raed
Hijjar, Rafiq
Irshaid, Nabila
Jacir, Annemarie
Jajeh, Jennifer
Kayyed, Hicham
Khill, Ibrahim
Khleifi, Michel
Littin, Miguel
Lutfi, Nabiha
Masharawi, Rashid
Al-Massad, Mahmoud
Masri, Mai
Musleh, Hanna
Musallam, Izidore
Muthaffar, Enas
Najjar, Najawa
Nashashibi, Rosalind
Mahanna, Seoud
Nimr, Samir
El-Omari, Majdi
Al-Qattan, Omar
Safadi, Akram
Salama, Sherine
Salloum, Jacqueline
Sansour, Leila
Al-Sawalmeh, Muhammad
Shamounki, Nadine
Shamout, Isma’il
Shehadeh, Abdel Salam
Sinnokrot, Nida
Suleiman, Elia
Tirawi, Ghada
El-Yassir, Nada
Zakharia, Nasri
Al-Zain, Osama
Zentut, Fu’ad
Al-Zobaidi, Sobhi
Al-Zubaidi, Kais
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Abbas,
Hiam was born in Nazareth. She has been living in France since
1989. Abbas began her career acting in Palestinian theater groups
before taking film roles with directors such as Rashid Masharawi and
Michel Khleifi. She has most recently starred in the internationally-renowned
Tunisian film Satin Rouge directed by Raja Amari. Bread is the first
film she has directed. Filmography - La Danse Eternelle (France, 2003) - Bread (Le Pain) 18’, 35mm, Fiction (France, 2002) |
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Ali, Khadija was born in Nazareth. She has been living in France
since 1989. Abbas began her career acting in Palestinian theater groups
before taking film roles with directors such as Rashid Masharawi and
Michel Khleifi. She has most recently starred in the internationally-renowned
Tunisian film Satin Rouge directed by Raja Amari. Bread is the first
film she has directed. Filmography - Children, But… (Atfal, wa Lakin), Documentary, (1981) |
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Ali, Mustafa was a founder of the PLO's film division in Jordan
in 1968 when he began making films. He focused the majority of his
career on resistance filmmaking for the group, originally called Wahdat
Aflam Falastine (United Film - Palestine). After Black September (1971),
Abu Ali left Jordan and continued making films in Lebanon. Filmography - No to the Option of Surrender (La Lil-Hal al-Salmi) Documentary, (1968) - With our Souls, With our Blood (Bil Ruh, Bil Dam) Documentary, (1971) - The Zionist Assaults (‘Adwan Sahyuni) Documentary, (1972) - The Liars (al-Arqub) Documentary, (1972) - Scenes from the Occupation of Gaza (Mushahid min al-Ihtilal fi Ghazeh), Documentary, (1973) - They Have no Existence (Lays Lahm Wujud) Documentary, (1974) - On The Road to Victory (‘Ala Tariq al-Nasr) Documentary, (1975) - Tel al-Za’tar (Tel al-Za’tar) Documentary, (1977) - Palestine in the Eye (Filastin fi’l ‘Ayn) Documentary, (1977) |
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Al Rish, Darwish is a filmmaker from Haifa. Filmography - Haifawi, (Palestine, 2000) |
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| Abu-Assad,
Hany was born in 1961 in Nazareth. He has produced and directed
a number of films for television before moving to cinema. His films
have won numerous awards, and have shown international festivals
including Cannes and Sundance. He currently lives between Palestine
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Dahna
Abourahme, originally from Acre (Acca) and Bethlehem, grew up
in Amman, Dubai, and Beirut. She received an MA in video/media studies
at the New School in New York and works on community-based media projects
in New York and Palestine. Websites: http://www.philistine.org http://www.falafeldaddy.org |
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Abu
Wael, Tawfik was born in Umm el-Fahim in 1976.
He graduated from Tel Aviv University where he studied film directing.
Abu Wael taught drama in Jaffa for two years before beginning to
devote himself to cinema in 1997, working as a production manager,
assistant director and director.
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| Ahmed,
Imad is filmmaker who works as a cameraman for news and documentaries
in Ramallah. Filmography - Local (Mahali) (co-Director) 52’, Beta SP Documentary (Palestine, 2002). |
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| Andoni,
Saed was born in Bethlehem in 1972. For seven years, he worked
as film editor for documentaries. In 2001 he gained an M.A. degree
in documentary filmmaking from Goldsmith's College in London. Filmography - A Number Zero (Ala Sefer), 27’, Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine, 2002) - The Last Frontier (al-Hudud al-Akhira), 32', Documentary, (Palestine, 2002) |
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| Arasoughly,
Alia originally from Acre (Acca), grew up in Lebanon and then
lived in the United States for several years. She has curated many
film festivals including “A Century of Arab Cinema” at the
Lincoln Center in New York City in 1996. She is also a film critic
and editor of the book Film Writings from the Arab World. She began
filmmaking after moving to Palestine in 1997. Filmography - This is Not Living (Hay Mish Eishi) 42’, Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine, 2001). - Torn Living, Video, Documentary (1993) |
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Arraf,
Suha currently lives in Jerusalem, and works as a screenwriter,
journalist, and filmmaker. Her documentaries include The Cinder Keepers,
and End of the Line. Filmography - Ramallah Short Cuts, Summer 2001, 6', Experimental (Palestine, 2003) - The Cinder Keepers, Documentary (Palestine 2001) - Holy Fire, Documentary (Palestine, 2001) - Obscure Territory, Documentary (Palestine, 2000) - Her Story, Documentary (Palestine, 2000) - End of the Line, Documentary (Palestine, 1999) - The Gypsy Quarters, Documentary (Palestine, 1998) - Take My Sister and Give Me Yours, Documentary (Palestine, 1997) |
| Ayache,
Mohamad Filmography - Um Jaber, 21', Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine, 2000) |
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| Badr,
Liana based in Ramallah, began as an author, and has since moved
on to screenwriting and filmmaking, and directs the Film and Television
Division of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture. Filmography - The Green Bird (al-Tir al-Akhdhar) 52', Documentary (Palestine, 2002) - Zeitounat, 37', Documentary (Palestine, 2000) - Fawda: A Palestinian Poet (Fawda, Sha'ira min Filastin) 52', Documentary (Palestine, 1999) |
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Bakri,
Muhammad originally from Bina in the Galilee, is best known as
an actor and star of Palestinian and international films such as The
Milky Way, The Tale of Three Jewels, Haifa, Cup Final and Hanna K.
Bakri is also an accomplished director. His films include Jenin, Jenin
and 1948. Filmography - 1948, 54', Documentary (Palestine, 1999) - Jenin, Jenin, 54’, Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine, 2002) |
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Yahya - In God's House, 42', Documentary (Palestine, 2002). |
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| Bitar,
Hazim lives between Washington D.C. and Amman. His film credits
include the documentary Uncivil Liberties: Secret Trials in America,
as well as Jerusalem’s High Cost of Living. E-mail: Website: http://www.alif.com Filmography - Jerusalem’s High Cost of Living, 52’, Beta, Documentary (Palestine/USA 2001) - Uncivil Liberties, 52', Beta SP, Documentary (U.S.A., 1998) |
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| Damen,
Rawan from Ramallah, is studying for an MA in Mass Communication
at Leeds University. Filmography - Waiting for Light, Documentary (Palestine, 2000) |
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| Damuni,
Nicolas is based in France. Filmography - Un Seul Retour ('Awda Wahida), 10', Documentary (France, 2002) Eissa, Reema |
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Elias,
Hanna was born in Jerusalem. He attended film school at UCLA where
he made his first short film, The Mountain. The Olive Harvest (2003)
is his first feature-length film. Wesbite: http://www.theoliveharvest.com E-mail: hanna@theoliveharvest.com Filmography - The Olive Harvest, Feature Fiction (Palestine/USA 2003) - Roadblocks (Hawajiz al-Tariqat) 30', Documentary (Palestine/USA, 2002) - The Mountain (Al Jebel) 35', 16mm, Fiction (Palestine/USA) |
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Gargour,
Maryse was born in Jaffa, Palestine. She studied in Paris at the
Institut Français de Presse, where she obtained a masters degree
in journalism. She also holds a Ph.D. in information sciences. She
worked in Beirut as a journalist for international television news
services. Currently based in Paris, Maryse Gargour directs and produces
documentary films. Filmography - Blanche’s Homeland (Watan Blanche) 28’, Beta SP, Documentary (France, 2001). - A Palestinian Looks at Palestine, Documentary (France, 1988). |
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Ahmad was born in Iraq to a family from Jaffa. He attended the
High Institute of Cinema Academy of Arts in Cairo, Egypt where he
studied cinema. He now lives in Ramallah, Palestine, where he is pursing
work as a film animator alongside working as an assistant director
and producer on documentaries. Filmography - Coming Back (Iyab), DVD, Animation (Palestine, 2003) - A Life's Wish (Omniat Omor), 3', Animation (Palestine, 2003) Animation. - The Moon Sinking (Ofol al Qamar), '50, DV, Fiction (Palestine, 2001) |
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Habash,
Ismail works as a cameraman in Ramallah. Filmography - Local (Mahali) (Co-Director) 53', Documentary (Palestine 2002) - There is Still Ka'ek on the Sidewalk, 26' (Palestine, 2001). |
| Hasan,
Nizar was born in Nazareth in 1960. He has written, produced and
directed a number of documentaries, several of which have been featured
in international festivals. Filmography - Ijtiyah, 60 min, Documentary (Palestine, 2003) - Cut (Tahady), 20 min, Documentary (Palestine, 2000) - Mythology (Ustura), 93 minutes, Documentary (Palestine, 1998) - Yasmine, Documentary (Palestine,1996) - Kalemat, Documentary (Palestine, 1995) - Independence (Istiqlal), 25 min, Documentary (Palestine, 1994) - Women at Men's Domain, Bethlehem, Documentary (Palestine, 1993) - Play and Games, Documentary (Palestine, 1992) - The Arms of Yesterday, Documentary (Palestine, 1992) |
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El-Hassan,
Azza was born in Amman to a Palestinian refugee family and grew
up in Beirut. After attending university in London, she moved to Palestine
in 1996 and made her first film, Arab Women Speak Out (1996). She
teaches film at al-Quds University (Jerusalem). Filmography - 3cm Less, 60', Documentary (Palestine, 2003) - Newstime (Zaman al-Akhbar) 54’, Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine, 2001) - The Place (al-Saha) 7', Experimental (Palestine, 1999) - Sindibad is a S,,e Documentary (1999) - Titledeeds from Moses, Documentary (1998) - Arab Women Speak Out, Documentary (1996) |
| Hawl,
Qasim began as a filmmaker affiliated with the Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine. He began his filmmaking career in 1971.
In addition to documentary work, Hawl was among the few Palestinian
filmmakers of his generation who also worked in fiction filmmaking. Filmography - Cultural Identity (al-Huwwiyya al-Thiqafiyya) Documentary (Lebanon, 1984) - Return to Haifa (‘Aa’id ila Hayfa) Feature Fiction, (Lebanon, 1982) - Lebanon, Tel al-Za’tar (Lubnan, Tel al-Za’tar) Documentary, (Lebanon,1978) - Our Small Homes (Boyutina al-Saqirah) Documentary, (1974) - The Guns Will Not Be Silent (Lan Taskut al-Banadiq) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1973) - Qassan Kanafani, The Word as a Gun (Qassan Kanafani, al-Kalimah al-Bundughiyyeh) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1973) - Why We Plant Flowers, Why We Carry Arms (Limadha Nazra’ al-Ward, Limadha Nahmil al-Silah) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1973) - al-Nahr al-Barid (al-Nahr al-Barid) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1971) |
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Al-Helou,
Raed works as a cameraman in Ramallah. Filmography - Local (Mahali) (Co-Director) Documentary, (Palestine, 2002) |
| Hijjar,
Rafiq began filmmaking in 1973 and was a filmmaker for the Democratic
Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Filmography - News From Tel al-Za’tar (Khabar Min Tel al-Za’tar) Documentary (1976) - Born In Palestine (Maulud Fi Filastin) Documentary (1975) - The Intifada (al-Intifadha) Documentary (1975) - May… the Palestinians (Ayar… al-Filastiniyyun) (1974) - The Road (al-Tariq) (1973) - The United Guns (al-Banadiq Mutahidda) (1973) |
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| Irshaid,
Nabila was born in Osnabrueck, Germany. She studied art in Hamburg
where she received her diploma in 1999. Since 1994 she has had various
international exhibits of her video art and installations. Filmograpy - Travel Agency, 8’, Beta SP, Experimental (Austria, 2001) |
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Jacir,
Annemarie originally from Bethlehem, currently lives in Palestine.
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An Explanation: (and then burn the ashes), 6’, 16mm’
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Jajeh,
Jennifer originally from Ramallah, is a San Francisco based actress,
curator and independent filmmaker. A UCLA graduate, she received her
actor's training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York
City. In addition to her work as a performer, she has worked internationally
as an arts administrator in places as diverse as Prague and Palestine.
In Spring 2002, she founded Girls On Film, an ongoing women of color
screening series at Artist's Television Access in San Francisco. "In
My Own Skin" is her first film. Website: http://www.inmyownskin.com Filmography - In My Own Skin, 16', (co-director) Documentary (USA, 2001). |
| Kayyed,
Hicham originally from Jaffa, was born in Lebanon where he currently
lives and works. He is the multimedia coordinator of AL-JANA, the
Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts in Beirut. e-mail: arcpa@cyberia.net.lb Tel/Fax: +961 1 819970 Website: http://www.oneworld.org/al-jana Filmography - Sukkar Yafa, 32', DV, (Lebanon, 2002) - Childhood in the Midst of Mines, 18', DV, Documentary (Lebanon, 2002) - Our Dreams…When?, 16', Video, (Lebanon, 2001) - God Forbid!, 26', DV, (Lebanon, 2001) |
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Khill,
Ibrahim Filmography - Paul the Carpenter (Bulous al-Najjar), 52', 16mm, Documentary (Palestine/France, 1999) |
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Khleifi,
Michel was born in Nazareth in 1950. In 1970 he traveled to Belgium
where he studied television and theatre directing. His films include:
Fertile Memory (1980), Canticle of the Stones (1990), L’Ordre
du Jour (1993), and Tale of the Three Jewels (1995). His film Wedding
in Galilee (1987) won the International Critics Prize at the Cannes
Film Festival. Filmography - Tale of Three Jewels (Hikayat al-Jawahiri Thalath) 107’, 35mm, Fiction (Belgium/Palestine, 1995) - Mixed Marriages in the Holy Land, 50', Documentary, (Palestine/UK, 1995) - L’Ordre du Jour (1993) - Canticle of the Stones, Fiction (1990) - Wedding in Galilee (‘Urs fi Jalil), 35mm, Fiction (1987) - Fertile Memory (Adhakira Al-Khasba) 99’, 16mm, (Belgium/Palestine, 1980). |
| Littin,
Miguel born in 1942 in Palmilla, Chile to Palestinian parents,
is a major Latin American director and screenwriter. Littin has had
a long and distinguished career as a filmmaker and screenwriter in
his home county and in Europe. Exiled for his leftist political sympathies
during the Pinochet dictatorship, Littin was made the subject of Nobel
Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez' book "Clandestine in Chile." Filmography - Los Caminos de la Ira; Cronicas Palestinas, Documentary (Chile, 2002) - Tierra del Fuego, 1:48' (Chile, 2000) - Sandino, Fiction (1989) - Alsino and the Condor (Alsino y el Condor) (1982) - La Viuda de Montiel (1980) - Long Live the President (Viva el Presidente), Fiction, (1978) - Actes de Marusian (1976) - The Promised Land (La Terre promise) 120', Fiction, (Chile, 1973) - El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Chile, 1968) |
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| Lutfi,
Nabiha made a film about refugee camps in Lebanon in 1977. She
was affiliated with the PLO in Beirut. Filmography - Because the Roots Will Not Die (Li’an al-Judhur Lan Tamut) (Lebanon, 1977) |
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| Mahanna,
Seoud - Said (Sa'id), 11', Documentary (Palestine, 2001) |
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Masharawi,
Rashid was born in 1962 in Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
In 1996, he founded the Cinema Production & Distribution Center
in Ramallah where he currently lives. Masharawi has directed a number
of award-winning films that have received international acclaim. -"Waiting..." |
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Masri,
Mai originally from Nablus, is based largely in Lebanon. Born
in 1959, she received a degree in film production from San Francisco
State University. She has directed and produced several award-winning
films that have been broadcast and shown internationally. Filmography - Frontiers of Dreams and Fears, (Ahlam al Manfa), 56', Documentary (Lebanon/Palestine, 2001). - Hanan Ashrawi: A Woman of Her Time, 50’. Beta SP, Documentary (UK/Lebanon, 1995). - Children of Shatila, (Atfal Shatila), 50', Documentary (Lebanon, 1998). - Suspended Dreams, (Ahlam Mu'allakah), 50', co-directed, Documentary (Lebanon, 1992). - Children of Fire, (Atfal Jebel Nar), 50', Documentary (Lebanon, 1990) - War Generation Beirut, (Jil el-Harb), 50', co-directed, Documentary (Lebanon, 1988). - Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon (Zahrat al-Kindoul), co-directed, Documentary (Lebanon, 1986). - Under the Rubble, (That al-Anqadh), 40', co-directed, Documentary (Lebanon, 1983) |
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Al-Massad,
Mahmoud lives in Jordan, and studied cinema at Yarmouk University
in Jordan. He continued his studies in the Netherlands and Germany.
He has directed over a dozen films, both documentary and fiction.
Website: http://www.shatterhassan.com Filmography - Shatter Hassan, 40’, Beta SP, Fiction/Documentary (Jordan/Netherlands, 2001). - Ritual, (1999) - Mercator Carter, (1999) - Human Land Escape, (1998) - Block B, (1998) |
| Musleh,
Hanna is originally from Bethlehem and has directed a number of
documentaries, both long and short. Filmography - Tear of Peace, 34', Documentary (Palestine, 2003) - Dignified Life (Karama al-'Aysh) 52', Documentary (Palestine, 2002) - I am a Little Angel, (Ana Malik Saqir) 40', Documentary (Palestine, 2000) - We are God's Soldiers, 52', Documentary (Palestine, 1993) - Sahar's Wedding, 46' (Palestine, 1991) |
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| Musallam,
Izidore born in Haifa, now lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
He graduated with a BFA in film production from York University in
Toronto and has written, produced and directed a number of feature
films. Filmography - Adam & Eve, 90', Feature Fiction (Canada, 2003) - Heaven Before I Die, 99', Feature Fiction (Canada, 1997) - Nothing to Lose, 90', Feature Fiction (Canada, 1994) - Foreign Nights, Feature Fiction (Canada, 1989) |
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Muthaffar,
Enas was born in Jerusalem in 1977 and is now based in London.
In 2000, she graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo,
Egypt, with a BA in film directing. Besides writing and directing
several short films during her studies and one film after graduation,
she had also worked with several Palestinian and Egyptian film directors
as assistant director and script supervisor. She is currently doing
her MA in feature film at Goldsmiths College- University of London,
and writing her first feature film screenplay. Filmography - For Archives Only, 30 min, DV (Egypt, 2001) - Sabeel Seedi Omar, 14', 35mm, Fiction (Egypt, 2000) - Oh, Grandmother (Ah Ya Sitty), 5', Beta (Egypt, 2000) - Swa Rben, Together We Were Raised, 12', 35mm, Fiction (Egypt, 1999) - Vision, (Ru'yah), 5', Beta (Egypt, 1999) |
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Najjar,
Najawa currently lives in Jerusalem. She has written and directed
a number of documentaries and is currently in production on her first
feature-length film. Filmography - Quintessence of Oblivion (Bahodesh Hathi'I) 108', Documentary (Palestine, 2002) - Na’im and Wadee’a (Na’im wa Wadee’a), 20’, Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine, 1999). |
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Rosalind originally from Jerusalem, was born in the UK of Irish
and Palestinian parents. She has an MFA from Glasgow School of Art.
Nashashibi is an experimental filmmaker working predominantly in 16mm
film. She is the recipient of a number of awards and grants including
the prestigious Beck's Futures Award. Filmography - The State of Things, B&W, 16mm, Experimental (UK, 2002) - Dahiet al-Bareed, 16mm, Experimental (UK/Palestine, 2002) - Humanjora, experimental, 16mm (UK) - Midwest, 16mm, Experimental (USA, 2001) |
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Nassar,
Ali born in the Galilee in 1954, graduated from the University
of Moscow in 1981 with a degree in film. Returning to Haifa, he started
a theatre group and also worked as a photographer for a daily newspaper.
He has made films since 1983, including the feature The Milky Way
(1999). Filmography - In the Ninth Month, 35mm, Fiction (Palestine/Israel, 2002) - The Milky Way (Darb al-Tabanat) 104', 35mm, Fiction (Palestine/Israel 1997). |
| Nimr,
Samir began filmmaking in 1973, making documentaries for the PLO
in Lebanon. Filmography - Roots (al-Juzdhur), Documentary (Lebanon, 1984) - War in Lebanon (al-Harb fi Lubnan), Documentary (Lebanon, 1977) - Kafr Shuba (Kafr Shuba), Documentary (Lebanon, 1975) - The Four-Day War (Harb al-Ayyam al-Arba’a), Documentary (Lebanon, 1973) - Zionist Terror (al-Irhab al-Sahyuni), Documentary (Lebanon, 1973) - A Palestinian Night (Laylah Filastiniyya), Documentary (Lebanon, 1973) |
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Majdi originally from Jaffa and El Ramleh, is a Canadian-Palestinian
filmmaker. He was born in Kuwait in 1962. He received a BFA from Egypt's
Cairo Institute of Cinema and an MFA in Film Production from Concordia
University, Montreal/Canada.) He has made several documentaries and
short fiction films preparing his first feature). El-Omari lives in
Montreal. E-mail: elomari20@hotmail.com Filmography - Traces on the Rock of Elsewhere, 15', 16mm (Canada, 1999) - A Propos de l'autre, 60', Beta, Documentary (Canada, 1996) - The Evergreen Oak, 26', Beta, Documentary (Canada, 1993) - The Quiver of the Branch by the Wind, 26', 35mm, Fiction (Canada, 1990) - The Question of Assaad, 15', 16mm, Fiction (Canada, 1988) |
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Al-Qattan,
Omar originally from Jaffa, lives in the UK, where he has worked
as a director and producer of features and documentaries. Al-Qattan
is the co-founder of A.M. Qattan Foundation, and the Director of its
Culture and Science Programme. E-mail: Website: http://www.sindibad.co.uk Filmography - Going Home (al-‘Aouda) 50’. Beta SP, Documentary (Palestine/UK, 1996). - Dreams and Silence (Ahlam fi Faragh), 52', Documentary (UK, 1991) |
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Safadi,
Akram born in Jerusalem, is a Palestinian photographer living
in Jerusalem. In the 80s, he worked as a news cameraman through the
course of the first intifada for Reuters and AFP. After attending
Birzeit University, he studied film in Italy. Today he also works
in film, both experimental and documentary. Filmography - Song on a Narrow Path: Stories From Jerusalem, 52’, Super 16mm, Documentary (Italy/Belgium/France, 2001) - Limits of a Dream, 4', DV, Experimental. |
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Salama,
Sherine , originally from Ramallah, was born in Cairo and moved
to Australia when she was three years old. In 1989, she worked as
a freelance journalist in Cairo and from 1993 as an ABC reporter,
receiving the United Nations Media Peace Prize for a report on the
rape of Bosnian women. Since 1997, Sherine has served as a member
of the Refugee Review Tribunal. Filmography - Wedding in Ramallah, 90', 35mm, Documentary (Australia/Palestine, 2002). |
| Salloum,
Jacqueline originally from Beit Jala, lives and works in New York.
She uses video and digital media to draw attention to the impact of
the Israeli occupation and the culture of resistance in the occupied
territories. Website: http://www.jsalloum.org Filmography - Planet of the Arabs, 8', Experimental (USA, 2003) - Who's the Terrorist? (Meen Erhabe), 4', Experimental/Music Video (USA 2003) |
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Sansour,
Leila was born in Bethlehem. She lives in London, and has made
several short films. Jeremy Hardy vs. the Israeli Army is her first
feature film Filmography - Jeremy Hardy vs. The Israeli Army, 52’. Beta SP, Documentary (U.K./Palestine, 2002). - Global Coverage, 6', Documentary (UK, 2002). |
| Al-Sawalmeh,
Muhammad lives in Ramallah. Filmography - Night of Soldiers (Layl al-Junud), 15’, Beta SP (Palestine, 2002). |
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| Shamounki,
Nadine Filmography - Effaced, (USA, 2002) |
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| Shamout,
Isma’il began making films in 1972, and worked as a filmmaker
for Palestinian resistance organizations. Filmography - On The Road to Palestine (‘Ala Tariq Filastin) (1974) - Memories and Fire (Zekriyyat wa Nar) (1973) - The Call of Salt (al-Nida’ al-Milah) (1973) - Young Soldiers (Mu’askirat al-Shebab) (1972) |
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Shehadeh,
Abdel Salam is from Rafah in Gaza, Palestine. He has worked in
television production and media and as a camera and sound technician,
and has worked in various capacities for international news crews.
Director of more than 15 Documentary films such as The Shadow, the
Cane, and Debris which had a good impact in many international festivals.
Web site: http://www.ramattan.com Filmography - Debris (Radm), 18’, Beta SP (Palestine, 2001). - The Cane, 26', (Palestine, 2000). - The Shadow, 43' (Palestine, 2000). - Water - the Reality of the Challenge, 35', (Palestine, 1998). - Close to Death, 26', (Palestine, 1997). - Little Hands, 26', (Palestine, 1996). - Human Rights are Women's Rights, 25', (Palestine, 1995).’ |
| Sinnokrot,
Nida orignally from Nablus (Khalil), is a Palestinian-American
videographer based in Brooklyn, NY. Web site: http://www.dulabfilms.com Filmography - Obstacle, Feature Documentary (USA/Palestine, 2003) |
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Suleiman,
Elia was born in Nazareth in 1960. He has lived in New York, the
Netherlands and France, as well as in Palestine. In addition to Divine
Intervention (2002), his film credits include: Cyber-Palestine (1999),
War and Peace in Vesoul (1997), Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)
and several others. Suleiman won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film
Festival in 2002. Filmography - Divine Intervention (Yadun Ilahi), 92’, 35mm, Fiction (France/Palestine, 2002). - Cyber Palestine (Cyber-Filastin), 16', Beta SP, Fiction (Palestine, 2000) - The Arab Dream (al-Hilm al-Arabi), 30', Beta SP, Experimental (Palestine/France, 1998) - Chronicle of a Disappearance (Sijl Ikhtifa'), 88’, 35mm, Fiction (France/Palestine, 1996). - The Gulf War, What's next? (USA) - Homage by Assassination (USA) - Introduction to the End of an Argument (Bidayat al-Nihayat al-Jidal) (co-directed, with Jayce Salloume) 45’, Video, Experimental (US/Canada, 1990). |
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Tirawi,
Ghada grew up in exile, and first visited Palestine when she was
an adult. She now lives in Ramallah. Staying Alive is her first film. Web site: http://www.stayingalive.freehosting.net Filmography - Staying Alive (Bidna Na’ish), 28’, Beta SP, Documentary (Switzerland/Palestine, 2001). |
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El-Yassir,
Nada left the field of neurophysiology for cinema several years
ago. She presently lives and makes films in Nazareth. Filmography - Four Songs for Palestine (Arba'a Aghniyyat Li 'Ajal Filasteen), 13’, Beta SP, Fiction (Palestine, 2001) |
| Zakharia,
Nasri born of Irish and Palestinian parents, lives in New York
and graduated from NYU film school. His first feature film is The
Tale of Three Mohammads. Website: http://home.nyu.edu/~nkz7514/films.htm Filmography - Tale of Three Mohammeds, Feature Fiction (USA, 2003) |
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| Al-Zain,
Osama originally from Ramallah, lives in Washington D.C. He received
his Master of Arts in Film and Video from the American University
in D.C. Al-Zain's film credits include Transparency, Reflection, and Every day's Workout. He is currently he working on Ground Zero(s), a feature length documentary about the events of 911 from a Palestinian perspective. Phone: 202 361 6590 (USA) E-mail: osamazain@hotmail.com Website: http://www.focus-film.com Filmography - Transparency, 30', DV, Documentary (USA, 2002) - Reflection, 1’, Beta SP, Experimental (USA, 2002) |
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| Zentut,
Fu’ad began making films in 1971 for the Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine. Filmography - Treason (al-Khiyanah) (1980) - Black Pages (Awraq Suda’) (1979) - On the Path of the Palestinian Revolution (‘Ala Tariq al-Thawra al-Filastiniyya) (1971) |
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| Al-Zobaidi,
Sobhi was born in Jerusalem in 1961 and grew up in Jalazon refugee
camp near Ramallah in the West Bank. In 1986 he received his B.A.
from Birzeit University and, received an M.A. in Cinema Studies in
1994 from NYU. In 1996 he returned to the West Bank, where he founded
reFugee camp productions, which aims at offering support for local
filmmaking. He has made several documentary and fiction features and
many short films that have been shown internationally. Filmography - Crossing Kalandia, 52’, Beta SP (Palestine, 2002). - Light at the End of the Tunnel (al-Dhou fi Akhar al-Nafaq) 47', (Palestine, 2001) - Looking Awry (Chawal) 29', Beta SP, (Palestine, 2001) - Ali & His Friends ('Ali wa Ashabhu) 12' (Palestine, 2000). - Women in the Sun, Documentary, 1998 (Palestine) - My Very Private Map, 20', (Palestine, 1998) |
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| Al-Zubaidi,
Kais lives in Berlin and works as a director and editor. He has
worked in film in both Europe and the Arab world. Filmography - Palestine, a People’s Record (Filastin, Sijl Sha’b), 110’, Documentary (Palestine/Syria, 1984) |