Welcome to the Palestine Cinema movie database
‘So Close Yet So Far’ (2020)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: the Visualizing Palestine team | 8 minutes
a series of short animations that tell the stories of five Palestinian families separated by Israeli policy
Soft Grass (2019 or 2020)
Origin: Israel | Fiction | Director: Shadi Habib Allah | 15 minutes
On the morning of Hussein's father’s funeral, his pet deer runs amok, all while the funeral procession is held up at a checkpoint
Soldier/citizen (2012)
Origin: Israel | Documentary | Director: Silvina Landsmann | 68 minutes
Studenten discussiëren over discriminatie, mensenrechten, de Joodse staat en het conflict tussen Israel en Palestina, steeds met hun dienstwapen in de buurt
Soldier on the roof (2012)
Origin: Netherlands | Documentary | Director: Esther Hertog | 80 minutes
Daily life in a Jewish settlement inside the Palestinian city of Hebron
Solitaire King (2012)
Origin: Unknown | Fiction | Director: Bassam Jarbawi | ? minutes
Solitaire King follows ex- prisoner Ziad, post solitary confinement
Solomon's Stone (2015)
Origin: Palestine Spain | Fiction | Director: Ramzi Maqdisi | 25 minutes
Hussein receives a letter from the Israeli post office to appear in person to receive a package. He has to pay the sum of 20.000 $ US dollars
Something from there (2020)
Origin: Palestine Turtle Island | Documentary | Director: Rana Nazzal | 7 minutes
A short film on the substance of our original lands, reflecting the power of memory and symbol to revive a denied homeland and defy official histories.
Songs for the Love of Palestine (2020)
Origin: Qatar | Documentary | Director: al-Jazeera | 47 minutes
Stories of four songs that reflect the Palestinian diaspora’s heritage and desire to return to a homeland left in 1948. This film tells the stories of four songs that date back to early and mid-20th century Palestine and Jordan.
Son of Jerusalem (2017)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Khalil Bensira | 20 minutes
Palestinian children making a film in Jerusalem
Son of the Streets (2020)
Origin: Poland, Germany, Lebanon, Palestine | Documentary | Director: Mohammed Almughanni | 30 minutes
The Palestinian boy Khodor grows up without ID in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. In the struggle for citizenship, his right to education and health care, harrowing family secrets come to light.