Watermelon Vault

Archival gems and restored classics that shaped Palestinian film history.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Naila and the Uprising

    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.

  • 3000 Nights

    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

    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.

  • When I Saw You

    Living in a Palestinian refugee camp with his mother in 1967, a young boy decides to return to his homeland on his own.

  • Budrus

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

  • Children of Shatila

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

  • 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.

  • Pomegranates and Myrrh

    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

    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.

  • Born in Gaza

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

  • Eyes of a Thief

    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.

  • Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

    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.

  • The Color of Olives

    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.

  • Women in Struggle

    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.

  • Off Frame (aka Revolution Until Victory)

    Using archival footage from Palestinian struggle cinema produced between 1968 and 1982, this film traces revolution and resistance, interlacing images of a dream for liberation.

  • 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.

  • Lifting the Fog: Intrigue in the Middle East

    A 90s documentary about the region that still rings true today, featuring Edward Said and Noam Chomsky.

  • Tragedy in the Holy Land

    A classic documentary that examines the Second Intifada and all that led to it.

  • Occupation 101

    Whether you're new to the struggle or a lifelong supporter, this classic documentary covers it all.