Tamara Abu Laban
Tamara Abu Laban was born and grew up in Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem Tamara studied media in Egypt. She received her Master’s degree in producing from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts in Jordan.
2016
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Interference
As Malik struggles to cope with his temporary detention for the high school examinations, he develops two habits to escape his reality; listening to the radio and peeking at his neighbor.
(Short Sunbird 1)
Arabic with English subtitles
★The director will be present (Q & A)
Ameen Nayfeh
Born in Palestine. In 2012 he graduated with an MFA from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts in Jordan. He wrote, produced and directed award winning short films.
Reporter suspended
A twelve years old child, who aspires to becom a reporter ,he is working on that by himself by stealing his mother's phone to take selfies ..and makes a report at every moment he likes .and every time he imitates a different reporter but at the end of the dream.is in the hand of his idol and inspiration.
(Short Sunbird 1)
Arabic With English Subtitles
Salam Yahya, Sanabel Al- Hut, Rinad Naser
We are Three friends, who started producing and directing films before graduating from media college, are working on a documentary about tourism in Palestine. We create and edit our work during the holidays . without the use of heavy and expensive equipment. we only use a digital camera 600, a tripod, and smart phone.
Paper Boat
The man opposed to the idea of having a child for fear that this child may endure the slavery. but his wife has a traditional way of thinking, she wants to be a mother.
In the war the man can't hide his fear of the idea of having a child and can not do any thing but keep thinking within his own philosophy as if he can go far away with his paper boat and keep wondering, if that adaptability is an ability or a form of surrender?
(Short Sunbird 2)
Arabic with English sub
Mahmoud Abu Ghalwa
Mahmoud Abu Ghalwa is Palestinian Filmmaker born in Gaza Strip 1987. Screenwriter a TV Drama Series (educational, comedian) for children/ UN, and worked as Photography and screenwriter for many documentary and drama films. Director Assistant & Editor of SARAH 2014 which nominated for Moher Prize in Dubai Film Festival & Alexandria Film Festival.
Death Tunnel
Death Tunnel is a tragic story, reveals the harsh circumstances that accompanies digging tunnels in Rafah city, and another life full of fear so that they can live like others. Many workers lost their life because of the tunnels, even university post graduates students worked in this area. Today, digging tunnels have developed, they can enter modern cars, and the number of the victims became bigger.
Arabic with English Subtitles
A Magical Substance Flows Into Me
A magical substance flows into me opens with a crackly voice recording. The voice is that of Dr. Robert Lachmann, a Jewish-German ethnomusicologist who immigrated to 1930s Palestine.
Jumana Manna
Jumana Manna (1987) is a Palestinian artist working primarily with film and sculpture. Her work explores how power is articulated through relationships, often focusing on the body and materiality in relation to narratives of nationalism, and histories of place.