The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) brings Palestine-related cinema, narratives, and culture to New England audiences.

The festival features compelling and thought-provoking films, including documentaries, features, rare early works, video art pieces, and new films by emerging artists and youth. These works from directors around the world offer refreshingly honest, self-described, and independent views of Palestine and its history, culture, and geographically dispersed society. Each year, guest filmmakers from various countries and expert commentators add contextual depth to the films.

BPFF also offers ancillary cultural programming including concerts by Palestinian musicians and art exhibits by or about Palestinians. This initiative is an ongoing program of smaller cultural events, talks, and screenings held throughout the year. In this way, the festival seeks to engage local audiences and sustain Palestinian arts and culture in the city throughout the year, in addition to collaborating with other such festivals in the US and worldwide.

The Boston Palestine Film Festival is a program of the Middle East Charitable and Cultural Society Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization.

The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) originated in Tawassul, an organization committed to sharing and celebrating Palestinian arts and culture.

Since its founding in 2007, BPFF has presented more than 300 Palestine-related films and numerous major concerts, workshops, and art exhibits. We have brought New England audiences dozens of filmmakers, musicians, and artists — including Elia Suleiman, Michael Khleifi, Annemarie Jacir, Cherien Dabis, Najwa Najjar, Nicole Ballivan, Jackie Salloum, Muhammad Bakri, Mohamed Alatar, Sameh Zoabi, Kamal AlJafari, Samir Abdallah, Marcel Khalife, Trio Joubran, Simon Shaheen, Ali Amr, Shusmo, DAM, Shadia Mansour, Suheir Hamad, Remi Kenazi, Maysoon Zayyid, and others.

In 2008, BPFF presented the Expressions of Nakba exhibit, as part of an international competition and exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba.

Also in 2008, the festival organizers were honored by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee – Massachusetts Chapter with the “Dedication to Activism Through Arts” award.

The Boston Palestine Film Festival is organized and run by an all-volunteer Executive Committee:

Areen Bahour
Michael Maria
Fatima Razzaq
Rania Said
Nadia Zimo

The Executive Committee is supported by a Fundraising Committee:

Rula Abu-Rajab
Karameh Hawash Kuemmerle
Rasha Srouji
Matthew Walleser

The Boston Palestine Film Festival is a program of the Middle East Charitable and Cultural Society, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization.