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Boston Palestine Film Festival

News

Our Call for Entries is Now Open for 2019

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March 1, 2019

Submissions for 2019 are now open.

BPFF Presents Amal Murkus: Voice of Palestine March 9

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January 22, 2019

BPFF proudly presents an evening of exceptional Palestinian music at the Berklee Performance Center March 9, 2019.

Palestinians, Live! Returns February 17 – Tickets Now on Sale

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January 17, 2019

An evening of true and compelling stories told by Palestinians at OBERON February 17, 2019.

2018 Audience Award Winners Announced

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November 14, 2018

The Boston Palestine Film Festival has announced the winners of its 2018 Audience Awards.

“It’s Tremendously Sad to Imagine the Potential Each Palestinian’s Life Would Have If He or She Grew up with the Same Freedom that I Did”

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November 13, 2018

Filmmaker Christy Garland shared the back story of how she spent five years chronicling the coming-of-age story of feisty Walaa Tanji in the Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus.

Rakan Mayasi: “Smuggled Conception from Jail via IVF Became a Way to Resist”

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October 26, 2018

We spoke with Rakan Mayasi about his awardwinning drama short, Bonboné, which tactfully explores the challenges faced by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who wish to conceive children with their spouses who are outside.

Azza El-Hassan: “By Retrieving and Restoring These Films at This Time, We Are Saying, ‘We Exist'”

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October 24, 2018

We spoke with Palestinian filmmaker Azza El-Hassan to learn more about her quest to retrieve the lost/confiscated Palestinian narrative and visual history and her work on restoring films from the revolutionary era.

Erika Cohn: “Judge Kholoud’s Story Will Encourage Others Around the World to Persevere Through Adversity”

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October 23, 2018

We spoke to Erika Cohn, director of The Judge, a film that introduces us to the vibrance of Kholoud Faqih, the first female Shari’a judge in the Middle East.

Opening Night is Now Sold Out

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October 19, 2018

Thanks to your phenomenal excitement and interest in our Opening Film, tonight’s screening is now SOLD OUT.

Muayad Alayan: “Only in Jerusalem Can Private Extramarital Affairs Destroy Lives”

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October 18, 2018

We contacted Muayad Alayan, director of The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, to get his take on the film’s origins and impact.

Opening Night After Party Features Live Palestinian and Arabic Music

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October 17, 2018

This year’s Opening Night After Party features live music and, just possibly, some dabkeh.

Important Advisory for All Attending Opening Night Oct. 19

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October 17, 2018

A different entrance will be used this year to enter the Museum.

BPFF Announces the Program for Its Twelfth Season

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September 12, 2018

And the Opening Film is…

WAJIB Returns to Boston August 28

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August 20, 2018

BPFF is pleased to co-present Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib at the Coolidge Corner Theatre August 28.

Arab Film Weekend Lineup Announced, Tickets Now on Sale

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May 23, 2018

For the third year, BPFF is proud to partner with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to present a survey of the very best contemporary films from the Arab region of North Africa and the Middle East.

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