Palestinian Territories Movies

An intimate story of three generations of a Palestinian Bedouin family in Jordan. Facing displacement, racism and internal conflict, their love, humour, and resilience are tested to the limit.

Tomorrow, again stages a dysfunctional news broadcast consisting of different segments which recreate and react to various prominent daily catastrophes from Palestine. Instead of a spoken narrative, the film resorts to exaggerated emotional and physical displa...

For more than 20 years, the journalist Gideon Levy brought horror stories from the occupied territories to Israeli readers. A play writer reads his article and writes a play, a theater director adapts it to the stage, actors play in it to the audience, which a...

Ahmad Natche's last, unfinished film premiered posthumously at Doclisboa. In "The Storyteller," we witness a rehearsal for a new play at the El Hakawati theater in Jerusalem. Ahmad Natche focuses on those watching and the empty seats of an audience yet to come...

A testimony of love dedicated to the sea of Gaza, its stories, myths, and heroes. In two parallel timelines, it follows the journey of a Palestinian rowing champion striving to achieve her dream and the story of a fisherman and marine rescuer who has spent his...

Between the uprising of 2000, the Dignity Uprising of 2021, and the war on Gaza in 2023, the specter of fear looms over Palestine, deeply ingrained in its psyche and spirit, leaving behind unforgettable scars.

Final Hour Log – Handala reconstructs the last hour of the humanitarian vessel Handala, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and named after the iconic figure created by Palestinian artist Naji al-Ali in the late 1960s. Handala, a barefoot refugee...

Palestinian photographer Belal Khaled highlights the power of photography in documenting the suffering of the Palestinian people under Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip. “When the Camera Froze” is a series that uncovers the stories behind the photographs he...

The film reflects on past and current forms of dispossession and erasure in Palestine. From indigenous plants that resist uprooting, to ancient stones that resurface from colonial concrete, to sites where violent events and sparks of freedom occurred, to song...

Produced in 2004 by Al-Haq and directed by Hannah Musleh as part of Al-Haq's campaign to stop collective punishment practiced by Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians. In the Spider's Web provides an overview of these punitive measures agains...

As increasing numbers of journalists in Gaza are killed by Israeli forces, Gazan health care workers and international medical volunteers serve as vital reporters bearing witness to the ongoing genocide. Sumud follows an American anesthesiologist volunteering...

Opening with the harrowing 2000 press footage of Palestinian boy Mohamad al-Durra’s death in his father’s arms, Eliane Raheb’s film becomes both witness and participant. Her camera travels through Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, tracing the lives of countless “you...

A sci-fi documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd — a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was once a bustling Palestinian town until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948. As the film unfolds, a chorus of characters creates a ta...

The growing struggle for Palestinian self-determination between 1960 and 1980 was supported by radical left-wing movements worldwide, also in Japan. This is illustrated by a collection of 16mm films by militant filmmakers from various countries, which were dub...

A personal project with a communal impact, this film aims at transforming individual memories of suffering into a collective memory. It portrays both satirical and realistic scenes from public spaces in Gaza City. The project addresses a range of social issues...

Reflecting on the relationship between native plants and people, the film looks at the sumac plant (from staghorn sumac),which is native to parts of Turtle Island, as well as Tanner’s sumac, native to the eastern Mediterranean, which is a dire medicine, a pow...

A displaced teacher’s daily journey from one queue to the next struggling to secure his most basic needs.

The Holy month of Ramadan is a time of reflection, community, and giving, but for a group of circus enthusiasts, it's also a time to bring joy to Gazan children.

Adas Falastin is a documentary focusing on Khalil Al Naja, who turns his passion for cooking into a protective shield against famine by creating a community kitchen to feed Gazans, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community.

In 1997-1998, many Bedouin Palestinian refugees living under Israeli Occupation were forcibly displaced by Israel to a garbage dump. During that entire period, the Oslo Peace Process was ongoing, with 'high hopes' for peace, while a plan existed to forcibly di...