Watermelon Staff Picks

Curated selections our team can’t stop thinking about: visionary, daring, unforgettable.

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  • The Wanted 18
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Wanted 18

    Movie + 1 extra

    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

  • Life Is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza

    Movie + 1 extra

    Exiled in Norway, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly fights a bureaucratic immigration system by telling heartfelt stories from his hometown of Gaza, channeling creativity and support from friends despite his statelessness.

    Director Mohamed Jabaly | 2024

  • Walled Off
    Movie + 1 extra

    Walled Off

    Movie + 1 extra

    This documentary explores the Palestinian fight for freedom through creative resistance, featuring a secret museum by the apartheid wall, revealed to be a Banksy creation.

    Director: Vin Arfuso | 2024

  • 3000 Nights
    Movie + 1 extra

    3000 Nights

    Movie + 1 extra

    Unjustly incarcerated in an Israeli high-security prison, a Palestinian newlywed discovers she's pregnant and fights to protect her child. Based on real events.

    Director: Mai Masri | 2016