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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Nobody can occupy your imagination': From Ground Zero's producer on documenting his native Palestine

Being a Palestinian under Israeli occupation will not help someone make a good film, according to Rashid Masharawi, but a good film-maker will help Palestine. With his anthology film From Ground Zero (in Arabic: From Zero Distance) he attempts to do just that by bridging the space between the Palestinians in Gaza who have endured a campaign of annihilation behind closed doors to those around the world watching as an incomprehensibly vast tragedy unfolds in real time.
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fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

TIFF 2025: Palestine 36, The Choral, Peak Everything | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

This year at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Gala Presentations included two world premieres: Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir's 1930s-set historical epic "Palestine 36" and Nicholas Hytner's WWII dramedy "The Choral" starring Ralph Fiennes, and the Toronto Premiere for Montreal-based filmmaker Anne Émond's romantic comedy "Peak Everything," which first premiered earlier this year at Cannes. All three films seek to examine contemporary society, two through the past, one through the present, with mixed results.
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fromIndieWire
2 months ago

Cherien Dabis Hopes Her New Film 'All That's Left of You' Makes the 'Palestine Origin Story' Mainstream Onscreen

Palestinian film 'All That's Left of You' premiered at Sundance and received strong festival responses, reflecting the industry’s reticence toward Palestinian narratives.
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fromVulture
3 months ago

Yes! Is Unflinchingly Critical of Israel - Which May Make It Hard to Release

Cannes 2023 highlighted the urgent need for film to address the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, exemplified by Fatma Hassona's story.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Why are some trying to silence our film on Columbia's Gaza protests? | Hamza and Badie Ali

The Encampments film faces controversy and censorship for highlighting Palestinian student activism against Israeli policies.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Intergenerational Palestinian Trauma in "All That's Left of You"

"To understand my son, you have to understand what happened to his grandfather."
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