This year we are delighted to be collaborating with Encounters Film Festival, to present an exciting programme of short Palestinian films under the theme Shades of Protest. Encounters will be a digital festival in 2020, running from 18 September until 11 October. You can buy a festival pass for just £10, which provides access to over 400 short films and animations from around the world.
Our programme at Encounters Digital Film Festival 2020
Ambience
Wisam Al Jafari
Short
2018
Palestine
15 minsIn a chaotic refugee camp, two Palestinians failing in their attempt to record a demo for a music competition, find a creative way forward.
Bodies in Motion
Rehab Nazzal
Short
2019
Canada/Palestine
3 minsUsing hundreds of silhouettes of stone-slinging protestors, this powerful silent film explores the symbolic gestures that have marked the Palestinian uprisings.
Gazagraph
Yousef Nateel
Short
2018
Palestine
40 minsDocumentary exploring the way in which Gaza’s social and political past has been recorded across the decades through photography.
Made in Palestine
Mariam Dweda
Short
2019
US/Palestine
8 minsA touching portrait of the last remaining factory in Palestine to produce the keffiyeh, an iconic symbol of Palestine and its heritage.
