Watermelon Vault

Archival gems and restored classics that shaped Palestinian film history.

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  • Giraffada

    After an air raid on the only zoo in the West Bank kills a male giraffe, leaving his mate in emotional distress, the zoo’s veterinarian and his young son set out to find her a new companion – by smuggling a giraffe from a Tel-Aviv zoo.

    Director: Rani Massalha | 2014

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  • The Color of Olives
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Color of Olives

    Movie + 1 extra

    This pensive documentary chronicles the daily life of a Palestinian family whose home lies in the path of the apartheid wall, enduring electrified fences, barriers and segregation.

    Director: Carolina Rivas | 2024

  • Born in Gaza
    Movie + 1 extra

    Born in Gaza

    Movie + 1 extra

    This moving documentary examines the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza by following the stories of ten Palestinian children amid the harrowing devastation.

    Director: Hernán Zin | 2024

  • Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

    Movie + 1 extra

    Two Palestinian girls living in refugee camps, one in Beirut and the other in Bethlehem, plan a daring meet-up defying borders in this gripping documentary.

    Director:  Mai Masri | 2001

  • Women in Struggle

    Formerly imprisoned by the occupation, four Palestinian women including Rasmea Odeh share their experiences in detention and discuss the lasting impact on their present lives and future outlooks.

    Director: Buthina Canaan Khoury | 2025

  • 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

  • Occupation 101
    Movie + 1 extra

    Occupation 101

    Movie + 1 extra

    Whether you're new to the struggle or a lifelong supporter, this classic documentary covers it all.

    Director(s): Abdallah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish | 2007

  • 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.

  • Theeb
    Movie + 1 extra

    Theeb

    Movie + 1 extra

    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

  • Pomegranates and Myrrh

    Movie + 1 extra

    After her husband is detained by the occupation, a distraught newlywed in Ramallah is left to manage the family olive farm and soon finds solace in Dabke— and a fellow dancer.

    Director: Najwa Najjar | 2008

  • Lifting the Fog: Intrigue in the Middle East

    A 90s documentary about the region that still rings true today, featuring Edward Said and Noam Chomsky.

    Director: Allan Siegel | 1991

  • Naila and the Uprising

    Movie + 1 extra

    Amidst the First Intifada, Naila, a Palestinian from Gaza, joins a clandestine network of women fighting for self-determination while navigating love, family and freedom.

    Director: Julia Bacha | 2017

  • When I Saw You
    Movie + 1 extra

    When I Saw You

    Movie + 1 extra

    Living in a Palestinian refugee camp with his mother in 1967, a young boy decides to return to his homeland on his own.

    Director: Annemarie Jacir | 2014

  • Alam
    Movie + 1 extra

    Alam

    Movie + 1 extra

    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

  • Children of Shatila
    Movie + 1 extra

    Children of Shatila

    Movie + 1 extra

    In Beirut's Shatila refugee camp, two streetwise kids document stories of loss and resilience 50 years after their grandparents' exile from Palestine.

    Director: Mai Masri | 1998

  • Budrus
    Movie + 1 extra

    Budrus

    Movie + 1 extra

    A Palestinian village in the West Bank comes together with allies to stand against the planned expansion of the Israeli apartheid wall.

    Director: Julia Bacha | 2010

  • Eyes of a Thief

    A decade after a Palestinian man is arrested, he returns to Nablus to search for his daughter, confronting secrets from his past.

    Director: Najwa Najjar | 2014

  • Tragedy in the Holy Land

    A classic documentary that examines the Second Intifada and all that led to it.

  • 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

  • Off Frame (aka Revolution Until Victory)

    Movie + 1 extra

    Using archival footage from Palestinian struggle cinema produced between 1968 and 1982, this film traces revolution and resistance, interlacing images of a dream for liberation.

    Director: Mohanad Yaqubi | 2015

  • 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.

  • My Neighborhood
    Movie + 1 extra

    My Neighborhood

    Movie + 1 extra

    This documentary follows a young Mohammed El Kurd in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood as his family faces settler attacks and protests erupt in their community.

    Director(s): Julia Bacha, Rebekah Wingert | 2017