As an introduction to Palestinian nonfiction cinema, in the run up to our event with Mai Masri on 13th Nov, filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky has compiled this list of docs available online about Palestine and Palestinian people.
On Friday 13th November, we’ll be welcoming one of Palestine’s most distinguished filmmakers, Mai Masri, for a discussion and screening of her 2001 documentary Frontiers of Dreams and Fears.
With a career spanning three decades, Masri’s films are renowned for their intimate, creative storytelling, with the filmmaker giving agency to her subjects – often focusing on the unheard voices of women and children living in Palestine and Lebanon.
As an introduction to Palestinian nonfiction cinema, and to place Masri’s work within the context of this art form, filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky has compiled this list of docs available online about Palestine and Palestinian people. These films help us learn more about the lived experience of Palestinians, as well as being an entry point to a rich and creative national cinema.