Date: June 4, 2024 (Tue) - June 17, 2024 (Mon), Online venue: April 25, 2024 (Thu) - June 30, 2024 (Sun)

Palestine Islands

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Maha, 12, is part of the last generation of Palestinian refugees from the Balata camp. Following a faintness from her blind grandfather, she imagines a crazy project: to make him believe that the wall of separation has fallen and that a return to his native land is possible.

Director
Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau
Time
0:23:00
Country
France
Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Cast
Sama Idreesi, Kamel El Basha, Toleen Al Risheq, Mohammad Idreesi, Rakan Al Nather

Director

Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau

Nour Ben Salem: After a master’s degree in cinema at the Sorbonne and a TV series course at La Fémis, Nour Ben Salem worked as a scriptwriter for television and cinema. Palestine Islands is her first work as a director.

Julien Menanteau: After studying cinema in Montreal and at the Sorbonne, Julien Menanteau directed his first short film Rikishi, followed by Samaritan, a creative documentary shot during two years in Palestine. Broadcasted on Arte, the film won a star from the SCAM. Lads, his first fiction feature, has just obtained an advance on receipts from the CNC.

Cast

Sama Idreesi, Kamel El Basha, Toleen Al Risheq, Mohammad Idreesi, Rakan Al Nather

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
Omotesando Hills Space O2024.06.09 [Sun] 13:30-15:20 (Screening80min+Q&A30min)

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