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Children of Shatila

Women Behind the Lens • Documentary, 15-May-1998

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

Cast
Issa Nahhas self
Farah Obeid self
Khaled Obeid self
Crew
Mai Masri director
Mai Masri writer
Mai Masri producer

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