Foragers
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Documentary, 16-Jan-2026
Foragers interweaves documentary and fiction to report on a searing conflict between the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Palestinian foragers.
Through an elaborate and elegant composition, the film successfully captures the inherited love, resilience and knowledge of these traditions, over an eminently political backdrop.
The film, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Jumana Manna, was shot in Arabic and Hebrew in the Golan Heights, the Galilee, and Jerusalem.
Director: Jumana Manna | 2022
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