Short Films

Powerful films for when time is short but truth matters.

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  • To'oborni

    Movie

    Tensions rise at home when Salma's family braces for a visit from Lebanese relatives. After not having seen them in over 20 years, her mother and teta return to Middle Eastern traditions in order to impress. However, as a high school senior struggling with her own identity, Salma must choose betw...

  • Sunday Market

    Movie

    On a riverbank in the margins of Tripoli, a flea market raised from the remnants of former soldiers and past conflicts, becomes an unlikely home to wisdom, humor, dignity and ultimate freedom.

    Director: Yahya Mourad | 2018

  • Three Stories from Gaza

    Through the lens of Palestinian journalist Emad Badwan, THREE STORIES FROM GAZA chronicles the events that took place during the 2012 Gaza War, which saw the battered enclave persevere through an 8-day Israeli occupation.

    Director: Mohammed Khamis | 2012

  • Children Of Barzagh

    In war-torn Gaza, a young Palestinian girl navigates a surreal reality amidst shattered hope and scattered rubble. Along the way, she rescues a dog that becomes her guiding light on a journey where the barriers between life and death cease to exist.

    Director: Ahmed Khattab | 2025

  • Maradona's Legs
    Movie + 1 extra

    Maradona's Legs

    Movie + 1 extra

    During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys embark on a quest to find the last missing sticker needed to complete their album and win an Atari.

    Director: Firas Khoury | 2019

  • The Key
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Key

    Movie + 1 extra

    Based on a short story of the same name, this thriller follows an Israeli settler family whose equilibrium crumbles as a mysterious sound haunts their nights.

    Director: Rakan Mayasi | 2023

  • Best Regards

    Movie

    A film by The Palestinian Cultural Club. In Beddawi refugee camp, a young Palestinian weighs escape via “death boats” as loss, love, and community tensions push him toward a fateful choice.

    Director: Reem Mohtar | 2023

  • Haneen

    An elderly woman stuck in the past meets a mischievous neighborhood boy.

  • Ya Hanouni

    Movie

    While trying to put their baby to sleep, two parents engage in a playful competition to get their baby to say their first word.

    Director: Sofian Chouaib, Lyna Tadount | 2024

  • 120Km

    Movie

    Two Palestinian artists travel up to 120 km to Lebanon’s refugee camps for an art tour—upon return they face unforseen difficulties.

    Director: Waseem Khair | 2021

  • Condom Lead

    A husband and wife yearn for intimacy but get constantly interrupted by the conditions around them in besieged Gaza.

    Directors: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser | 2013

  • Exception
    Movie + 1 extra

    Exception

    Movie + 1 extra

    When a leaked video of his lecture goes viral, a Palestinian professor faces a difficult choice.

    Director: Rodrigue Hammal | 2024

  • My Gaza Online
    Movie + 1 extra

    My Gaza Online

    Movie + 1 extra

    Over five years in Norway, a Palestinian filmmaker finds the internet is his sole means to connect with loved ones in Gaza, capturing their struggles from afar.

    Director: Mohamed Jabaly | 2020

  • $17.74

    Movie

    A young filmmaker follows the transformative journey of a former gang member incarcerated since the 80s, when an act of compassion for the people of Gaza amidst prison walls sparks a viral movement of solidarity and hope. The film highlights the interconnectedness of human experiences and the uni...

  • Trumpets in the Sky

    Movie

    A young Syrian girl displaced in Lebanon returns from a day of potato-picking to find that her childhood has come to an end in this tale of war and sacrifice.

    Director: Rakan Mayasi | 2021

  • I Am From Palestine

  • Kano 4
    Movie + 1 extra

    Kano 4

    Movie + 1 extra

    A Syrian student injured by a missile fights to attend her graduation in this animated short.

    Director: Ashtar Alahmad | 2024

  • Maqluba
    Movie + 1 extra

    Maqluba

    Movie + 1 extra

    As Jamal prepares for his wedding, hallucinations of his late father keep finding their way into his consciousness.

    Director: Shady Mawajdeh | 2025

  • Pioneer High
    Movie + 1 extra

    Pioneer High

    Movie + 1 extra

    When a girl from Palestine moves to a Michigan high school in 1969, she disobeys the rules and unwittingly sparks a rebellion.

    Director: Suha Araj | 2016

  • Bonboné
    Movie + 1 extra

    Bonboné

    Movie + 1 extra

    With her husband detained in a high-security Israeli prison, a Palestinian woman crafts a daring plan to turn their no-contact visit into a chance for conception.

    Director: Rakan Mayasi | 2017

  • Henet Ward
    Movie + 1 extra

    Henet Ward

    Movie + 1 extra

    A Sudanese henna artist based in Egypt travels to Giza with her daughter to prepare a bride for her wedding when tensions suddenly escalate between the women.

    Director: Morad Mostafa | 2020

  • Like Twenty Impossibles

    When a Palestinian film crew on their way to Jerusalem gets stopped at a checkpoint, they leave their cameras rolling to capture what happens next.

  • The Present
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Present

    Movie + 1 extra

    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

  • I Am Palestine
    Movie + 1 extra

    I Am Palestine

    Movie + 1 extra

    An evocative video collage of the Palestinian experience from director Suha Araj.

    Director: Suha Araj | 2003