Watermelon Staff Picks
Curated selections our team can’t stop thinking about: visionary, daring, unforgettable.
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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...
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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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Unmaking Of
Unmaking Of: Behind the Scenes of All That’s Left of You follows the dramatic production of Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis' All That’s Left of You. The film follows director Dabis and her Palestinian film crew, as war unexpectedly breaks out in Gaza. As the foreign crew evacuates, ...
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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.
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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.