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Milena Desse: “I Was Interested in Seeing How the Stones, the Trees, and the Sun Could Be Witnesses, and How I Could Lend Them Voices to Reveal the Story of the Place”
Milena Desse shared her reasons for making a film through a tree’s eyes.
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Suha Araj: “I Want People to Tell the Stories That Won’t Leave Them Alone”
Suha Araj, director of ROSA, spoke to us about what it was like to make “a really political film” that widened the Palestinian story to connect with the immigrant experience…
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Cristina Maurelli: “We Wanted to Talk About Palestine Through Different Eyes”
We spoke with the co-director of THEY WERE NOMADS, a documentary short that shows us the world through a Bedouin lens.
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A Few Tips on Viewing This Year’s Virtual Festival
Wondering how this year’s Virtual Festival runs? Here’s the lowdown.
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Emma Schwartz: “The Story of Beer in Palestine is Very Much the Story of Palestine”
We spoke with director Emma Schwartz about her experience filming onsite at the family-run Taybeh Brewery in the West Bank to make BREWED IN PALESTINE.
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Dina Naser: “The Most Important Thing Is to Believe in What You Do and Be True to the Story”
Dina Naser spoke with us about filming a Syrian family in a Jordanian refugee camp over four years.
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Farah Nabulsi:“I Felt Compelled to Tell the Story of Those Who Live this Absurd, Exhausting, Humiliating Reality Every Day”
We caught up with Farah Nabulsi, writer and director of THE PRESENT, part of our shorts series, Against All Odds.
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The Program for Our 14th Annual Season is Now Out!
BPFF 2020 is here! Pre-order your tickets today to view films from Opening (October 16 at 6 pm EST) through Closing (October 25.
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Update on This Year’s Film Festival
Despite these unprecedented times brought on by covid-19, the Boston Palestine Film Festival remains committed to our core mission of showcasing the extraordinary narrative of Palestinians through cinema and art. We’ve been quiet…
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