Celebrated Cinema

Celebrated Cinema

Award-winning films that defined Palestinian storytelling.

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Celebrated Cinema
  • From Ground Zero

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

  • Omar

    In this Oscar-nominated film, a baker in pursuit of his sweetheart gets framed for the death of an Occupation soldier, forcing him to make difficult decisions.

  • The Present

    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.

  • The Wanted 18

    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.

  • Divine Intervention

    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.

  • Chronicle of a Disappearance

    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.