Reel Palestine Home Edition
In light of these times, Reel Palestine has collected a list of accessible Palestinian films to enjoy during this period of staying at home. Our mission is to bring the best in independent Palestinian cinema and we will continue doing so digitally. Stay tuned, we will be adding film links every day!
Nakba May Special
Nakba May Special
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We would like to invite you all in joining us in commemorating the 72nd year of the Nakba with our May digital campaign of our Home Edition, as we we continue to shed light on stories about Palestine through film and through people who have been playing vital roles in keeping us connected to Palestine.
We'll be hosting weekly Instagram Live takeovers and will be sharing exclusive films only made available through our platform. Get ready for profound and insightful exchanges between filmmakers and producers and moderated by curators and supporters of Palestinian film, all LIVE!
#nakbamay is brought to you by Reel Palestine's Home Edition and done in collaboration with Cinema Akil.
Spotlight on Annmarie Jacir, Film Director & Producer
We'll be hosting weekly Instagram Live takeovers and will be sharing exclusive films only made available through our platform. Get ready for profound and insightful exchanges between filmmakers and producers and moderated by curators and supporters of Palestinian film, all LIVE!
#nakbamay is brought to you by Reel Palestine's Home Edition and done in collaboration with Cinema Akil.
Spotlight on Annmarie Jacir, Film Director & Producer
Annemarie has written, directed and produced over sixteen films. Two of her films have premiered as Official Selections in Cannes, one in Berlin and in Venice, Locarno, and Telluride. All three of her feature films were Palestine's official Oscar entries. With a commitment to teaching, training and hiring locally, Annemarie also curates and mentors, actively promoting independent cinema in the region. Founder of Philistine Films, she collaborates regularly with fellow filmmakers as an editor, screenwriter and producer. In 2018, she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and also served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. She is a cofounder of Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research in Bethlehem, an artist-run space in her hometown of Bethlehem, Palestine.
In Conversation with Lena Mansour, Cultural Manager on Sunday 3 May, 2020, on Reel Palestine Instagram Live at 9:30 pm UAE time. 
Lena Mansour is a cultural manager based in Haifa and is mainly focused on the Haifa Independent Film Festival which she co founded with her friends in 2015. She is involved with several local Palestinian productions which strive to create an independent autonomous Palestinian culture in the occupied 48 territories.
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When I Saw You
2012/ 98'/ Arabic ( With English Subtitles) 
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Wajib
2017/96'/Arabic (With English Subtitles) |
Spotlight on Dina Nasser, AVH Chief Operating Officer, Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, and member of Stitching Palestine Documentary
Dina Nasser joined Augusta Victoria Hospital as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in April 2019. Ms. Nasser, RN MPH, is a Palestinian public health nurse with a post-graduate specialization in operating room nursing. Nasser is specialized in infection prevention and helped to put hand hygiene and hygiene protocols in place at AVH, an accomplishment made all the more important due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Her work in the Palestinian health system also led to the development of national protocols and guidelines for infection prevention that have been endorsed by the Ministry of Health. At AVH she is involved in supporting the vision of AVH toward achieving patient care with dignity, safety and quality. In conversation with HayaYasmeen, Producer & TV Presenter on MBC on Sunday 10 May, 2020, on Reel Palestine Instagram Live at 9:30 pm UAE time. 
HayaYasmeen Nasser, a Palestinian American born and raised in Jerusalem. Presenter/Producer at MBC TV for the travel segment on Sabah El Kheir Ya Arab. She is a travel adventurer who explores new countries to promote tourism, and highlights as well key social and environmental issues, concerning the countries she visits and promotes.
She graduated from the University of California-San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre, focusing on Acting and Directing. She gained experience in acting in Hollywood and San Francisco before moving to Dubai and joining the Media world. |
Stitching Palestine
2017/78'/ Arabic (with English Subtitles) |
Spotlight on Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, Film Director, Professor of media studies and the director of the Center for Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at California State University, San Bernardino
Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb is a professor of media studies and the director of the Center for Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at California State University, San Bernardino. She has a Master’s degree in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Digital Communication from the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Her research interests include digital communication, social media, and diasporic communities. Her most recent project is her award-wining documentary 1948: Creation & Catastrophe. The film, co-produced and co-directed with Andy Trimlett, focuses on the year 1948 and its catastrophic consequences on the Palestinian nation which has originated from her field work in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. She won the 2019 Rebuilding Alliance “Story Teller” Award. The film also won the Jerusalem International Film Festival’s 2019 Special Jury Award in the Feature Documentary category.
In conversation with Ramzi Jaber, co-founder of Visualizing Impact & Visualising Palestine, on Sunday 17 May, 2020, on Reel Palestine Instagram Live at 9:00 pm UAE time.
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1948: Creation & Catastrophe
2017/ 85'/ English & Arabic |
Spotlight on Mohanad Yaqubi, film maker and producer
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Mohanad Yaqubi is a filmmaker, producer, and one of the founders of the Ramallah-based production house, Idioms Film. Yaqubi is also one of the founders of the research and curatorial collective Subversive Films that focuses on militant film practices, and most recently, a resident researcher at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Gent, Belgium.
Yaqubi’s first feature film Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory, 2016 made its premiers at TIFF, Berlinale, cinema du reel, Dubai IFF, and Yamagata among 50 other premiers and screenings around the world. In conversation with Butheina Kazim, founder of Cinema Akil on Sunday 31 May, 2020, on Reel Palestine Instagram Live at 8:00 pm UAE time. 
Butheina Kazim is the founder of Cinema Akil, the only arthouse cinema in the Gulf region programming repertory cinema programs at their flagship home in Alserkal Avenue in Dubai and through the nomadic cinema across the UAE. Cinema Akil is a member of the Network of Arab Alternative Screens. Kazim lives and works in Dubai.
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Off Frame Revolution Until Victory
2015/ 80'/ English |
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Amreeka by Cherien Dabis
2009 / 96' / English (Arabic subs) Free until April 15th thanks to the Palestine Film Institute |
Degrade
Directed by Arab & Tarzan Arab 2016 / 85' / Arabic (English Subtitles) Free thanks to the Palestine Film Institute for a limited time - More about film here |
Ghost Hunting
Directed by Read Andoni 2017 / 94' / Arabic (English subtitles) Made available by the Palestine Film Institute until April 22nd |
The Wanted 18
Directed by Amer Shomali 2014 / 75' / Arabic (English Subtitles) Available until Wednesday April 29th from the Palestine Film Institute |
