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Boston Palestine Film Festival

News

Missed May in the Summer?

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October 17, 2014

…Additional screenings of featured film MAY IN THE SUMMER are still available.

Tim Schwab: ‘It is critical to see Palestinians as real people rather than caricatures’

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October 12, 2014

Tim Schwab discusses how he first encountered Palestinian cinema, and what he learned by making a documentary about it.

Serene Husni: ‘I wanted to explore the existential internal displacement experienced by Palestinians’

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October 12, 2014

Serene Husni discusses what inspired her to make a film about construction material used in Palestinian refugee homes.

Pary El-Qalqili: ‘I Wanted to Understand Why this Dream of Palestine Was So Big For Him’

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October 5, 2014

Pary el-Qalqili talks to us about how she made a film to gain understanding of her father’s pain at being exiled.

Murat Gokmen: ‘I Wanted to Give More of a Context to the Bakr Boys’

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October 5, 2014

Murat Gokmen shares how he shot Sayadeen (Fishermen) in 2012, and why he re-dedicated it in the summer of 2014.

Hadeel Assali: ‘Most People Would Never See This Side of Gaza Society; Only a Family Member Could’

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October 5, 2014

Hadeel Assali talks about why and how she made Shuja’iyah: Land of the Brave.

Festival Highlights

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September 30, 2014

BPFF returns for an eighth season! Highlights of this year’s festival include…

Look for Our Ads on the MBTA and…

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September 24, 2014

Want the chance to WIN a pair of FREE tickets to an MFA #BPFF2014 screening of your choice?

Announcing the 8th Annual Boston Palestine Film Festival Program, October 17-26

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September 17, 2014

Our 8th Annual Festival Program is now out.

BPFF Co-presents American Arab on September 11

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September 5, 2014

We’re kicking off the fall festival season this year with a screening of American Arab at Emerson College.

Save the Dates! Our 8th Annual Film Festival Opens October 17

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September 4, 2014

Fall is in the air and that means that Festival Season is approaching. Get the lowdown.

The Meaning of a Film Festival in the Wake of the Summer Catastrophe in Gaza

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September 4, 2014

We reconsider our role in the wake of Gaza and find…

Mohammed Assaf Shines on FIFA Stage, and for a Good Cause

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June 16, 2014

Palestinian artist Mohammed Assaf makes history on the world stage and returns to his roots.

Suheir Hammad to Perform in Jamaica Plain this Friday

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June 3, 2014

BPFF is thrilled to sponsor a reading by celebrated Palestinian-American poetess Suheir Hammad in Boston this Friday night.

Cherien Dabis: On Palestine, Family, and her Feature Film Acting Debut

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May 30, 2014

We got the chance to speak with Cherien Dabis about her new film, May in the Summer, her foray into acting, and the many implications presented in her work.

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