Award-Winning Cinema

Award-winning films that defined Palestinian storytelling.

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  • The Wanted 18
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    The Wanted 18

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    Animation and interviews retell a Palestinian dairy farm's darkly-comedic resistance in the First Intifada after its 18 cows were deemed a "security threat" by the occupation.

    Director(s): Amer Shomali, Paul Cowan | 2015

  • Divine Intervention

    In this award-winning comedy by Elia Suleiman set in his hometown of Nazareth, a Palestinian couple arranges clandestine meetings as love blossoms despite checkpoints.

  • It Must Be Heaven

    Movie

    Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine in search of an alternative homeland, only to discover that his homeland follows him wherever he goes. The promise of a fresh start soon unravels into a comedy of errors: whether in Paris or New York, reminders of Palestine are always close at hand.
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  • From Ground Zero
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    From Ground Zero

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    Shortlisted for an Oscar, this documentary features shorts by 22 Palestinian filmmakers in Gaza, capturing resilience and creativity amid the genocide and devastation.

    Director: Rashid Masharawi | 2025

  • Sudan, Remember Us

    Movie

    Four young activists armed with their art struggle through the Sudanese revolution of 2019 in this energizing and hopeful tale of turmoil.

    Director: Hind Meddeb | 2025

  • The Idol
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    The Idol

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    The fictionalized story of Mohammed Assaf's stunning rise to fame when he snuck out of Gaza to audition for Arab Idol.

    Director: Hany Abu-Assad | 2016

  • Alam
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    Alam

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    A teen living in the Galilee agrees to take part in a defiant protest to impress a new classmate. Featuring Shabmouri and Dabbour of BLTNM.

    Director: Firas Khoury | 2023

  • The Present
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    The Present

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    A father and his daughter set out to buy his wife a gift on their wedding anniversary, but are soon confronted by a military checkpoint.

    Director: Farah Nabulsi | 2020

  • To a Land Unknown

    Movie

    Two Palestinian cousins hustle their way through the underbelly of Athens, dreaming of making it to Germany. But as their hardship grows, so too does their desperation, testing the limits of what they will do for freedom.

    Director: Mahdi Fleifel | 2025

  • 200 Meters
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    200 Meters

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    The apartheid wall exiles a Palestinian father from his family. When denied entry on a technicality at a checkpoint, he risks everything to reach his injured son.

    Director: Ameen Nayfeh | 2022

  • Theeb
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    Theeb

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    Amid the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule in World War I, a young Bedouin joins his brother to guide a British officer across the desert in a coming-of-age adventure.

    Director: Naji Abu Nowar | 2016

  • Chronicle of a Disappearance

    After years in New York, Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman returns to document his off-beat wanderings through Palestine in this political satire, capturing the absurdities and challenges of life under occupation.

  • The Teacher
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    The Teacher

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    A grieving schoolteacher takes a troubled student under his wing with the help of a British social worker. Their lives become entangled in a delicate web of resistance and betrayal.

    Farah Nabulsi | 2025