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    Stories that break the silence.

  • The Teacher
    The Teacher
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    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.

  • From Ground Zero
    From Ground Zero
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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.

  • Chasing Dreams
    Chasing Dreams
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    Chasing Dreams

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    Five Syrian boys living in refugee camps get recruited to play football in Brazil, setting them on a lifechanging journey that will test their skills, friendships and dreams in this gripping docuseries.

  • Miles from Nowhere
    Miles from Nowhere
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    Miles from Nowhere

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    A young Muslim songwriter forms a risky bond with the intelligence agent monitoring him, jeopardizing his community as he chases his dreams. Inspired by true events.

  • Israelism
    Israelism
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    Israelism

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    Two young American Jews visit occupied Palestine to understand the impact of Zionism. What they witness challenges their worldview, pushing them to join a growing movement to stand for liberation.

  • The Present
    The Present
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    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.

  • Boycott
    Boycott
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    Boycott

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    When a news publisher, an attorney and a speech therapist in the United States face losing their jobs over anti-boycott laws, they launch a pivotal First Amendment legal battle.

  • The Wanted 18
    The Wanted 18
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    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.

  • The Occupation of the American Mind
    The Occupation of the American Mind
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    The Occupation of the American Mind

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    Narrated by Roger Waters, this documentary examines how the Israeli and U.S. governments, alongside the pro-Israel lobby, shape American media in favor of the occupation.

  • Where Olive Trees Weep
    Where Olive Trees Weep
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    Where Olive Trees Weep

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    Where Olive Trees Weep is about the struggles and resilience of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.

  • Farha
    Farha
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    Farha

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    As the 1948 Nakba unfolds, a Palestinian girl's dreams of a city education vanish when she hides in a cellar for safety, glimpsing her village's destruction through the cracks.

  • Born in Gaza
    Born in Gaza
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    Born in Gaza

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    This moving documentary examines the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza by following the stories of ten Palestinian children amid the harrowing devastation.

  • Gaza Fights for Freedom
    Gaza Fights for Freedom
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    Gaza Fights for Freedom

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    Filmed during the height of the Great March of Return protests of 2018, this debut feature by Abby Martin and Palestinian journalists captures Gaza's history and ongoing struggle.

  • Ya Hanouni
    Ya Hanouni
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    Ya Hanouni

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    While trying to put their baby to sleep, two parents engage in a playful competition to get their baby to say their first word.

  • Lyd
    Lyd
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    Lyd

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    This sci-fi documentary reimagines Lyd, a once-bustling Palestinian city, exploring what it was, what it is now and what it could have been without occupation.

  • Walled Off
    Walled Off
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    Walled Off

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    This documentary explores the Palestinian fight for freedom through creative resistance, featuring a secret museum by the apartheid wall, revealed to be a Banksy creation.

  • Life is Beautiful: A Letter To Gaza
    Life is Beautiful: A Letter To Gaza
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    Life is Beautiful: A Letter To Gaza

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    Exiled in Norway, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly fights a bureaucratic immigration system by telling heartfelt stories from his hometown of Gaza, channeling creativity and support from friends despite his statelessness.

  • Super Adam
    Super Adam
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    Super Adam

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    A curious 10-year-old Muslim boy navigates life in America with his multicultural parents and mischievous sister. Together, they tackle the ups and downs of family life.

  • Divine Intervention
    Divine Intervention
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    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.

  • 3000 Nights
    3000 Nights
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    3000 Nights

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    Unjustly incarcerated in an Israeli high-security prison, a Palestinian newlywed discovers she's pregnant and fights to protect her child. Based on real events.

  • Chronicle of a Disappearance
    Chronicle of a Disappearance
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    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.

  • Budrus
    Budrus
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    Budrus

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    A Palestinian village in the West Bank comes together with allies to stand against the planned expansion of the Israeli apartheid wall.

  • Degrade
    Degrade
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    Degrade

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    On a hot summer day in Gaza, Christine's bustling salon becomes a refuge for an eclectic group of women trapped inside as police clash with a local gangster at their doorstep.

  • Naila and the Uprising
    Naila and the Uprising
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    Naila and the Uprising

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    Amidst the First Intifada, Naila, a Palestinian from Gaza, joins a clandestine network of women fighting for self-determination while navigating love, family and freedom.

  • Children of Shatila
    Children of Shatila
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    Children of Shatila

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    In Beirut's Shatila refugee camp, two streetwise kids document stories of loss and resilience 50 years after their grandparents' exile from Palestine.

  • Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
    Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
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    Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

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    Two Palestinian girls living in refugee camps, one in Beirut and the other in Bethlehem, plan a daring meet-up defying borders in this gripping documentary.

  • Eyes of a Thief
    Eyes of a Thief
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    Eyes of a Thief

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    At the height of the Second Intifada, a Palestinian man is arrested. A decade later, he returns to Nablus to search for his daughter, confronting secrets from his past.

  • Pomegranates and Myrrh
    Pomegranates and Myrrh
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    Pomegranates and Myrrh

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    After her husband is detained by the occupation, a distraught newlywed in Ramallah is left to manage the family olive farm and soon finds solace in Dabke— and a fellow dancer.

  • My Neighborhood
    My Neighborhood
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    My Neighborhood

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    This documentary follows a young Mohammed El Kurd in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood as his family faces settler attacks and protests erupt in their community.

  • The Color of Olives
    The Color of Olives
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    The Color of Olives

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    This pensive documentary chronicles the daily life of a Palestinian family whose home lies in the path of the apartheid wall, enduring electrified fences, barriers and segregation.

  • American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
    American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
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    American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

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    Why has criticizing the occupation cost American academic Norman Finkelstein so much? This documentary explores criticism against him and themes of identity and freedom.

  • Ambulance
    Ambulance
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    Ambulance

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    In the scorching summer of 2014, as Israeli rockets bombard Gaza, a young man joins an ambulance crew to document their life-saving efforts amid the ongoing aggression.

  • Women in Struggle
    Women in Struggle
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    Women in Struggle

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    Formerly imprisoned by the occupation, four Palestinian women including Rasmea Odeh share their experiences in detention and discuss the lasting impact on their present lives and future outlooks.

  • The War Around Us
    The War Around Us
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    The War Around Us

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    Sent on assignment to cover the 2008 Gaza War, Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros find themselves the only international journalists trapped in the strip as Israeli missiles rain down.

  • My Gaza Online
    My Gaza Online
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    My Gaza Online

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    Over five years in Norway, a Palestinian filmmaker finds the internet is his sole means to connect with loved ones in Gaza, capturing their struggles from afar.

  • Maqluba
    Maqluba
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    Maqluba

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    As Jamal prepares for his wedding, hallucinations of his late father keep finding their way into his consciousness.

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