Welcome to the Palestine Cinema movie database
Salha (2016)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Lana Hijazi and Yousef Atwa | 13 minutes
Young Bedouin girl Salha Hamadeen won in 2012 the “Hans Christian Anderson International Prize” for her for her children story “Hantoush”
Jerrycan Water (2016-17)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Rabeeha Allan | short minutes
4 Palestinian women refugees from different generation
Naila and the Uprising (2017)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Julia Bacha | 75 minutes
A personal portrait of the Palestinian resistance leader Naila Ayesh
Huda's Salon (2021)
Origin: Palestine, Egypt, Netherlands, Qatar, | Fiction | Director: Hany Abu Assad | 91 minutes
Huda's Salon is based on the true story of two women fighting for their freedom. Reem, a young mother in a troubled marriage, goes to Huda's salon in Bethlehem, as much for an attentive ear as a haircut. But the visit turns sour when Huda blackmails Reem
Caging Childhood: Children in Israel’s Military Detention System (2021)
Origin: Israel, Palestine | Documentary | Director: unknown | 20 minutes
About 3 Palestinian children in the West Bank being detained, interrogated, prosecuted, and imprisoned in the Israeli military detention system.
The Dream (1987)
Origin: Syria | Documentary | Director: Mohammad Malas | 45 minutes
This Syrian documentary's principle reference is dreams, and not lived reality
Cultures of Resistance (2010)
Origin: Country Unknown | Documentary | Director: Iara Lee | 73 minutes
Cultures of Resistance highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers in some of the most conflict-ridden places in the world
Deir Yassin Village and Massacre (2012)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Sahera Dirbas | 75 minutes
On 9 April 1948, the Irgun and other Jewish militias entered the peaceful village of Deir Yassin, 5 km west of Jerusalem. 250 men, women and children are massacred, the survivors are driven out
As I want (2021)
Origin: Egypt, Palestine, Norway, France | Documentary | Director: Samaher Alqadi | 88 minutes
Motivated by the public rape of her best friend in the streets of Cairo, the Director uses her camera as her weapon against sexual harassment and embarks on a journey of self-awakening as she confronts her own haunting past.
In the Land of Oranges (2015)
Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Nadir Mauge | 15 minutes
Two elderly sisters live in Bethlehem, rembering Jaffa