SUMMARY
“What does it mean to be a Palestinian filmmaker in the context of national struggle?” Cinema Palestine asks how “Palestinian cinema” has been understood by prominent directors.
Canadian filmmaker and academic Tim Schwab’s feature-length documentary explores the life and work of several generations of Palestinian filmmakers. Cinema Palestine presents excerpts from signal works alongside in-depth interviews with directors living in the Middle East, Europe, or North America (including Hany Abu-Assad, Azza el-Hassan, Sobhi Zobaidi, Mai Masri, Tawfik Abu Wael, Annemarie Jacir, and many more). Despite their diverse biographical experiences and their varying artistic or political concerns, are these filmmakers expressing a particular ‘national’ cinema?