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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 570

Palestinian cinema

Palestinian children watch as the Israeli Civil Administration demolishes a home in At-Tuwani, a village in Masafer Yatta, on May 7, 2025. (Courtesy of Emily Glick)
March 25, 2025, 10:37 pm
Why US art houses screen Oscar-winning Palestinian doc that mainstream theaters shun
Despite winning an Academy Award, ‘No Other Land’ is seldom seen in commercial cinemas. In many small theaters, showings are regularly full, audiences eager and reviews positive
By Rich Tenorio
Palestinian children watch a movie at a pop-up open-air cinema at the beach in Gaza City on July 28, 2023; there are no movie theaters in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP)
August 3, 2023, 2:25 pm
Closely monitored by Hamas, open-air cinema offers Gazans a rare trip to the movies
2-week beach festival screens 15 films, including local Palestinian flicks and controversial movie ‘Farha’; Strip does not have permanent cinemas due to Islamist doctrine
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Actors Alex Bakri and Juna Suleiman in a scene from 'Let It Be Morning,' directed by Eran Kolirin. (Courtesy of Cohen Media Group via JTA)
February 11, 2023, 5:31 am
Israeli filmmakers nab awards for movies portraying Palestinians’ lives
Israel’s latest Oscar submissions, dark comedy ‘Let It Be Morning’ and drama ‘Cinema Sabaya,’ both tell Palestinian stories to varying degrees
By Andrew Lapin
Kais Nashif, right, and Yaniv Biton in 'Tel Aviv on Fire.' (Courtesy Cohen Media Group)
August 1, 2019, 4:11 am
Chuckle and sigh at new film about checkpoints, occupation and unhappy neighbors
Director Sameh Zoabi says ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ is reaping accolades because it avoids heavy-handed politics and finds the comedy in regular people living through a bizarre situation
By Jordan Hoffman
Adam, played by writer and director Shady Srour, gets the endorsement of the clergy in 'Holy Air.' (© 2017 Tree M Productions)
June 29, 2018, 11:11 pm
It will take more than BDS to stop a Christian Arab director from walking on air
Boycotters condemning Nazareth-native Shady Srour for letting his film ‘Holy Air’ appear at London’s Seret film festival can’t stifle the movie’s buoyant festival reception
By Yaakov Schwartz
In this Thursday Oct. 20, 2016 photo, Palestinian producer May Odeh holds the Sunbird Short Film Award trophy for the film entitled 'Izriqaq (Blued),' during the Days of Cinema awards ceremony, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Nasser Nasser/AP)
October 23, 2016, 11:40 pm
New Palestinian ‘Oscars’ aim to promote local cinema
Organizers of ‘Sunbird Prize’ say local industry is slowly moving beyond exhausted ‘hero-victim’ tropes to stories with more complex, controversial plots
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
The Oscars! (courtesy: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
September 30, 2014, 4:39 pm
‘The Eyes of a Thief’ to represent Palestine at Oscars
Entry from Jordanian-Palestinian director Najwa Najjar tells of former inmate in Israeli prison harboring a dark secret
By Debra Kamin
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