Award-Winning Cinema

Award-winning films that defined Palestinian storytelling.

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  • From Ground Zero

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    Shortlisted for an Oscar, this documentary features shorts by 22 Palestinian filmmakers in Gaza, capturing resilience and creativity amid the genocide and devastation.

  • The Present

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    A father and his daughter set out to buy his wife a gift on their wedding anniversary, but are soon confronted by a military checkpoint.

  • Theeb

    Amid the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule in World War I, a young Bedouin joins his brother to guide a British officer across the desert in a coming-of-age adventure.

  • Alam

    A teen living in the Galilee agrees to take part in a defiant protest to impress a new classmate. Featuring Shabmouri and Dabbour of BLTNM.

  • Divine Intervention

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    In this award-winning comedy by Elia Suleiman set in his hometown of Nazareth, a Palestinian couple arranges clandestine meetings as love blossoms despite checkpoints.

  • The Wanted 18

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    Animation and interviews retell a Palestinian dairy farm's darkly-comedic resistance in the First Intifada after its 18 cows were deemed a "security threat" by the occupation.

  • Chronicle of a Disappearance

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    After years in New York, Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman returns to document his off-beat wanderings through Palestine in this political satire, capturing the absurdities and challenges of life under occupation.

  • 200 Meters

    The apartheid wall exiles a Palestinian father from his family. When denied entry on a technicality at a checkpoint, he risks everything to reach his injured son.

  • The Teacher

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    A grieving schoolteacher takes a troubled student under his wing with the help of a British social worker. Their lives become entangled in a delicate web of resistance and betrayal.

  • The Idol

    The fictionalized story of Mohammed Assaf's stunning rise to fame when he snuck out of Gaza to audition for Arab Idol.