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Palestinian Shorts 3
Mar
26
9:00 PM21:00

Palestinian Shorts 3

Ten Bell Tolls by Eli Rezik

The story of Elias, a 10 year-old reticent orphan living with his grandparents; a priest and a delusional grandmother. Due to unfortunate events, Elias must face the bitterness of life while dealing with his troubled grandmother and the people trying to separate them from each other.

Swing by Shadi Habib Allah

Siblings Muhand and Rasha move to a new village and are subjected to ridicule and scorn as the local children know that their mother was murdered by their father in an "honor killing".
 

Between Two Deaths by Amir Fakhreddin

Kameel and Zenab are two Syrian farmers living under Israeli occupation in the Occupied Golan Heights. The two are torn between the echoes of the constant shelling in Syria, and decades old Israeli forced occupation.

 

The Day My Father Dies by Nayef Hammoud

Saleh is an acting student in Paris, who returns to his hometown, Haifa, in order to work on a play based on a eulogy to his father, Amar.

 

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Arab Shorts
Mar
25
9:00 PM21:00

Arab Shorts

Aida by Maysoon Elmassry

Aida; the oldest flower vendor in Alexandria has been roaming the city streets for the past 50 years. Aida is a familiar face for the city residents, yet they don't know much about her, a face that holds within a long history of untold stories.

 

 

The Rifle, The Jackal, The Wolf and The Boy by Oualid Mouaness

In a rural forest in Lebanon, two brothers cross the line when they use a household rifle without their father’s consent to unsettling results.

 

 

Under the Robes by Michel Zarazir

under the robes haifa independent film

Monsignor Isidore visits an isolated convent in order to announce it's closing down. During the visit he steps on a land mine. Panic ensues and faith is tested.

 

 

 

Mare Nostrum by Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf

mare nostrum haifa hiff

A taut thriller about a Syrian father’s decision on the shore of the Mediterranean that could endanger his daughter’s life.

 

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