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The 18th Annual Boston Palestine Film Festival will take place from October 18-27, 2024. Stay tuned to find out times for screenings and live events, and to purchase tickets and passes.

Our Communications Department is standing by able to help you in setting up interviews with Festival personnel, filmmakers, and talent. To start, please find some basic resources on this page.

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    Below is a small selection of film stills from the 2024 Boston Palestine Film Festival. For additional film still images, please contact us at pr@bostonpalestinefilmfest.org.

    2024 OPENING FILM
    The Teacher by Farah Nabulsi
    2024 CLOSING FILM
    To A Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel
    2024 FEATURE FILMS
    Bye Bye Tiberias by Lina Soualem
    Lyd by Rami Younis & Sarah Ema Friedland
    No Other Land by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor

    COVERAGE

    11 Greater Boston Film Festivals and Series to Check Out this Fall
    WBUR, September 17, 2024

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Pushes Ahead with Rescheduled Live Screenings
    Boston Globe, January 10, 2024

    9 Greater Boston Film Festivals to Check Out this Winter
    WBUR, January 12, 2024

    Palestinian Stories: Through a Clear Lens
    ATAC, January 16, 2024

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Offers Glimpse into Palestinian Life Before War
    WBUR, January 19, 2024

    At the Boston Palestine Film Fest, the Battle Over the Narrative Plays Out Onscreen
    WBUR, January 24, 2024

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Review: A House in Jerusalem (2023) dir. Muayad Alayan
    Boston Hassle, January 17, 2024

    Your Guide to the Boston Area’s Indie Theaters and Film Festivals
    WBUR, June 30, 2023

    8 Greater Boston Film Festivals to Check Out This Fall
    WBUR, September 15, 2023

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Cancels In-Person Screenings, Will Offer Only Virtual Programming This Year
    Boston Globe, October 11, 2023

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Nixes Live Screenings
    WBUR, October 12, 2023

    Doc Talk: Eyes in Gaza — The Boston Palestine Film Festival Looks at Harsh Realities
    Arts Fuse, October 13, 2023

    Since the War, Events About Palestinian Culture Have Been Called Off
    New York Times, October 20, 2023

    Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch #1: Transnational Documentaries
    Boston Hassle, October 13, 2023

    Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 2: Alam and Bir’em
    Boston Hassle, October 17, 2023

    Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 3: More Documentaries
    Boston Hassle, October 19, 2023

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Offers Unique Perspective into Culture through Film
    Suffolk Journal, October 24, 2023

    Holding Humanity with the Boston Palestine Film Festival: A Conversation with Erik DeLuca and Michael Maria
    Boston Art Review, November 7, 2023

    Boston Society of Film Critics Announces 2023 Winners
    Boston Globe, December 11, 2023

    The Best Events, Shows, and Things to Do in Boston All Fall
    Boston Magazine, August 30, 2022

    8 New England Film Festivals to Check Out This Fall
    WBUR, September 13, 2022

    The October Drop
    WGBH, September 30, 2022

    Five Things to do for fun in and around Boston, Oct. 3-16
    Boston Globe, September 30, 2022

    Coming Attractions: October 9 through 24 – What Will Light Your Fire
    Art Fuse, October 9, 2022

    Boston Palestine Film Festival returns for 16th year to ‘spark conversation’
    Boston Globe, October 11, 2022

    Doc Talk: Tales of Exile and Return, Loss and Recovery in the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Art Fuse, October 13, 2022

    8 must-visit film festivals happening this fall
    Boston.com, October 12, 2022

    10 things to do in Boston this weekend
    Boston.com, October 13, 2022

    BPFF Review: Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege (2022) Dir. Abdullah Al-Khatib
    Boston Hassle, October 15, 2022

    BPFF Review: Farha (2021) Dir. Darin J. Sallam
    Boston Hassle, October 15, 2022

    BPFF Review: Huda’s Salon (2021) Dir. Hany Abu-Assad
    Boston Hassle, October 17, 2022

    BPFF Review: Boycott (2022) Dir. Julia Bacha
    Boston Hassle, October 18, 2022

    BPFF Dispatch: HUSH (2022) Dir. Samar Qupty / Salma’s Home (2022) Dir. Hanadi Elyan
    Boston Hassle, October 21, 2022

    Boston Palestine Film Festival Marks Its 15th Year
    The Wellesley News, October 27, 2021

    Coming Attractions: October 3 through 18 – What Will Light Your Fire
    The Arts Fuse, October 3, 2021

    Five things to do around Boston, Oct 4-17
    The Boston Magazine, October 1, 2021

    17 Fall Film Festivals To Check Out In (And Around) Greater Boston
    WBUR, September 28, 2021

    Ten things to do in Boston this weekend
    Boston.com, October 22, 2020

    Shelter in place attractions: October 16 through November 3 – What will light your home fires
    The Arts Fuse, October 19, 2020

    Five things to do online and in person, Oct 19-25
    The Boston Magazine, October 16, 2020

    In Focus: At the Boston Palestine Film Festival, documentaries focusing on forgotten lives
    The Boston Globe, October 7, 2020

    Weekender: Art, oppression, resilience converge at Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Tufts Daily, October 24, 2019

    Scene here: A pair of festivals that explore identity
    The Boston Globe, October 17, 2019

    In Focus: Eyes on Gaza at the MFA’s Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Boston Globe, October 10, 2019

    What to know about the film festivals happening in Boston this fall
    Boston.com, September 19, 2019

    Fall film series, festivals, and special occasions
    The Boston Globe, September 6, 2019

    Things to do this weekend in Boston
    Boston Magazine, June 6, 2019

    Doc Talk: Saluting veterans, feeding schoolkids, inspiring nations
    The Boston Globe, May 30, 2019

    Boston Palestine Film Festival features mother-son musician duo
    The Huntington News, March 13, 2019

    The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) Co-presented with The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston October 19-28, 2018
    Boston City Paper, October 19, 2018

    Women are empowered at the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Boston Globe, October 18, 2018

    6 trailblazing women on-screen at the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    WBUR.org, October 17, 2018

    A pair of film festivals range far and wide
    The Boston Globe, October 11, 2018

    Legs and arms and other things
    The Boston Globe, June 7, 2018

    TV highlights 2017 
    Cambridge Community Television, January 2, 2017

    Films offer journeys from Syria to Walla Walla
    The Boston Globe, May 27, 2017

    Go Home: Film review
    Gail Spilsbury blog, May 30, 2017

    Foreign Body: Film review
    Gail Spilsbury blog, June 8, 2017

    This Week on TV: From the Boston Palestine Film Festival, My Land
    Cambridge Community Television, July 12, 2017

    8 Feminist documentaries you should see this fall
    WBUR.org, September 14, 2017

    “Palestinians Podcast:” Reinventing Palestinian oral history
    Palestine Square, September 18, 2017

    A Magical Substance Flows Into Me: Film review
    Gail Spilsbury blog, October 12, 2017

    Stitching Palestine: Film review
    Gail Spilsbury blog, October 12, 2017

    Celebrating a world of cinema at Boston Palestine and Boston Asian American film festivals
    The Boston Globe, October 13, 2017

    Five reasons to leave the house this weekend
    The Boston Magazine, October 19, 2017

    Octoberfest of quality filmmaking continues
    The Boston Globe, October 20, 2017

    Palestinian film festival opens with documentary in 11th year
    BU News Service, October 23, 2017

    MFA cinema is a window on the world, diversity — and on Boston festivals
    The Artery/WBUR, April 1, 2016

    This Week on TV: Films from the Boston Palestine Film Festival — Letters from Yarmouk and Pinkwashing Exposed
    Cambridge Community Television, May 12, 2016

    Political, financial obstacles don’t keep Palestinian directors from filling festival with memorable work
    Fenway News, October 2016

    Middle Eastern realities on the screen
    The Boston Globe, October 6, 2016

    From Palestine to Boston: the BPFF celebrates its 10th
    Boston Globe, October 7, 2016

    ‘This was a story that had to be told’: Sold-out crowd at Palestine Film Festival
    Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy, October 18, 2016

    How community-based media sparked international activism for Palestinian water rights
    Mondoweiss, October 28, 2016

    Boston Palestine Film Festival brings its 10th season to a spectacular close
    Boston Reel, October 30, 2016

    Visions of Palestine: Shorts from the 10th Boston Palestine Film Festival
    emw bookstore – Borderlands, December 10, 2016

    Upcoming area film festivals
    The Boston Globe, September 12, 2015

    Solidarity and survival in the Palestinian, Native American, and Irish struggles
    Muftah.org, October 9, 2015

    Scene here: Celebrations from Palestine to Python
    The Boston Globe, October 10, 2015

    Off to Lebanon, Nepal, and the American West
    The Boston Globe, October 24, 2015

    Trip Along Exodus turns one man’s political legacy in Palestine into something very personal
    Your Middle East, December 29, 2015

    Boston Palestine Film Festival: Oscar-nominated Omar
    The Arab American Institute, February, 2014

    Alice Rothchild ’70 premiers first documentary at Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Bryn Mawr College Alumni News web site, February 19, 2014

    ‘When I Saw You’ – a young refugee’s view of war
    The Boston Globe, April 15, 2014

    Boston festival preview
    Electronic Intifada, September 25, 2014

    Documentaries playing in Boston
    The Boston Globe, October 11, 2014

    Super8: Boston Palestine Film Festival returns with vigor
    DigBoston, October 15, 2014

    Boston Palestine Film Festival tells stories beyond conflict
    BDCwire (powered by Boston.com), October 17, 2014

    Review: Habibi
    The Boston Phoenix, February 26, 2013

    Romeo and Juliet are Palestinians longing for freedoms (Habibi)
    The Boston Globe, March 5, 2013

    Broken cameras: On the 2012 Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Off Screen, Raphael Koenig, March 24, 2013

    Film series and fests signify autumn
    The Boston Globe, September 7, 2013

    Upcoming film festivals showcase Palestinian creativity
    The Electronic Intifada, September 13, 2013

    Upcoming film festivals showcase Palestinian creativity
    Palestine Network News, September 22, 2013

    Industry News
    NewEnglandFilm.com, October 2, 2013

    Boston Palestine Film Festival at MFA
    Color Magazine, October 3, 2013

    Boston Palestine Film Festival, October 2013
    Yareah Magazine, October 4, 2013

    Voices Across the Divide to premiere at Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Pluto Press web site, October 11, 2013

    Palestine Festival films include Oscar entrant
    The Boston Globe, October 12, 2013

    If you’re in Boston: Palestinian narratives across genres
    Arabic Literature (in English) blog, October 13, 2013

    Censored 1981 film ‘Occupied Palestine’ to be shown at Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Electronic Intifada, October 14, 2013

    Dig this: Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Dig Boston, October 15, 2013

    ‘Occupied Palestine’ doc’y finds new life 30 years after a bomb threat killed its release
    Mondoweiss, October 16, 2013

    New documentary ‘Flying Paper’ showcases the creativity of Palestinian children
    Mondoweiss, October 16, 2013

    Alice Rothchild’s Voices Across the Divide opens at Boston Palestine Film Festival Monday
    Mondoweiss, October 18, 2013

    Opening night of the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Tram Dao, The Portfolio of a Multimedia Specialist blog, October 19, 2013

    Boston Today: Palestinian film festival
    The Boston Globe, October 21, 2013

    Boston Palestine Film Festival artist talks Arab Spring, a literary festival in Gaza, and the role of media in revolution
    Open Media Boston, October 24, 2013

    The Boston Palestine Film Festival: Review
    Kate in Color blog, November 17, 2013

    Boston Palestine Film Festival, exhibit ‘From These Streets’ showcase Palestinian perspective
    The Tufts Daily, November 18, 2013

    Marcel Khalifé plays to joyous crowd
    The Boston Globe, May 7, 2012

    Fall preview of local film screenings, festivals
    The Boston Globe, September 8, 2012

    Boston-area to-do list
    The Boston Globe, September 26, 2012

    Palestinian cinema showcased in upcoming Toronto and Boston festivals
    The Electronic Intifada, September 26, 2012

    Only connect
    The Boston Phoenix, October 1, 2012

    Coming attractions in film: October 2012
    The Arts Fuse, Boston’s Online Arts Magazine, October 2, 2012

    Raising awareness at Palestine Film Festival
    The Boston Globe, October 4, 2012

    Ali Amr plays live at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as part of the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Berklee College of Music (video)

    Ali Amr Quartet at the Boston Palestine Film Festival, MFA ~ Part 1
    You Tube (video)

    Ali Amr Quartet at the Boston Palestine Film Festival, MFA ~ Part 2
    You Tube (video)

    Celebrating Elia, Said, and revolutions
    Kalimat, Kalimat, Winter 2012, Issue 4, p. 46, Winter, 2012, p. 91

    4th annual Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Washington report on Middle East Affairs, January/February, 20111

    Morocco – ‘My Land’ by Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch to be screened in Boston Palestine Film Festival
    allAfrica.com, August 3, 2011

    Spotlight on: Upcoming Boston area film festivals
    CBS WBZ Boston, August 29, 2011 (video)

    Women making movies at the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Kalimat, Kalimat blog, October 2011

    Boston Palestine Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary this fall
    Examiner.com, October 2, 2011

    Boston Palestine Film Festival features award winning films
    Examiner.com, October 2, 2011

    Coming attractions in film: October 2011
    Arts Fuse, October 2011

    Celebrating the Legacy of Edward Said at the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Kalimat, Kalimat blog, October 11, 2011

    Sculpting an identity
    Benjacobjourno blog, October 13, 2011

    Lionization of Edward Said at Boston Palestine Film Festival signals new moment of American Palestinian recognition
    Mondoweiss blog, October 16, 2011

    Identity lost and found at Palestine film fest
    The Boston GlobeOctober 16, 2011

    Boston Palestine Film Festival
    Jadaliyya, October 19, 2011

    Boston Palestine Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary
    Milton Patriot LedgerOctober 19, 2011

    Attend this film fest: Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Boston Phoenix, October 20, 2011

    Special Interview: Boston Palestine Film Festival
    THE BIRN The BIRN, Berklee College of Music Radio Station, October 21, 2011

    Boston Palestine Film Festival
    WEBN-TV Boston (video)

    Boston Palestine Film Festival opens tonight
    Kalimat, Kalimat blog, October 21, 2011 (includes festival trailer video)

    Boston Palestine Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary
    Boston Indymedia
    , October 21, 2011

    Romance, not romanticized: Three stories of love and loss from the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    JadaliyyaOctober 24, 2011

    Palestinian filmmaker takes political responsibility
    PRI’s The World
     (radio interview with Elia Suleiman), October 28, 2011

    Portraying Palestine
    The Harvard CrimsonNovember 3, 2011

    Palestinian hip-hop trio inspires a different kind of political party
    The Boston Globe, November 13, 2011

    A community and dialogue
    Benjacobnourno blog, November 29, 2011

    Framing their dilemmas: Palestinian-Israeli lives and history caught in movie form
    The Boston GlobeOctober 3, 2010

    Boston Palestine Film Festival (4th annual)
    Annie’s New Letters & Notes blog, October 5, 2011

    Discrimination and stereotypes
    The Boston GlobeOctober 7, 2010

    Boston Palestine Film Festival: Targeted Citizen
    Firedint blog, October 7, 2011

    More than words: Oud masters Le Trio Joubran honor Mahmoud Darwish in their local debut
    The Boston GlobeOctober 3, 2010

    BU’s Palestine Film Festival review: Surprisingly poignant
    The Quad Online MagazineOctober 18, 2010

    Palestinian, filmmaker, or both? This October, the Boston Palestine Film Festival showed how Palestinians could be both activists and filmmakers
    NewEnglandFilm.com, October 31, 2010

    National Geographic kicks off screening tour for ‘Amreeka’ with unprecedented list of partners
    National Geographic Entertainment Press release, August 17, 2009

    The fall’s Boston festivals show global reach
    The Boston Globe, September 13, 2009

    Crossing boundaries: The Boston Palestine Film Festival gives voice to people rarely heard in New England
    The Boston Globe, October 17, 2009

    Animated feature wows at Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Suffolk Voice
    , October 20, 2009

    Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Boston College Heights, October 22, 2009

    The Boston Palestine Film Festival 2009: “Laila’s Birthday”
    The Boston Phoenix – Outside the Frame, October 30, 2009

    Radio interview with BPFF Co-Founder Salma Abu Ayyash
    What’s Left, WMBR, 88.1 FM, September 24, 2008 (audio)

    Palestine Festival’s date with history: Focus is expulsion of 60 years ago
    The Boston Globe, September 28, 2008

    The 2008 Boston Palestine Film Festival (Review), by Inez Hedges
    Journal of the Research Group on Socialism and Democracy Online, September, 2008

    Industry News – The Boston Palestine Film Festival returns with a second fest
    NewEnglandFilmFest.com, October 1, 2008

    Festival displays Palestinian films
    The Harvard Crimson, October 17, 2008

    Weaving together the diverse narratives of Palestinians in exile
    The Daily Star, October 20, 2008

    Landscape, Palestine, Venue: Boston | A nascent  festival makes a big impact
    Film Festival Preview, IMAGINE Magazine, October 29, 2008

    Report from the field: The Boston Palestine Film Festival
    NewEnglandFilm.com, November 1, 2008

    Moving beyond the new stories: Boston Palestine Film Festival premieres
    The Boston Globe, September 23, 2007

    Radio interview with Mohammed Bakri
    This Week in Palestine, WZBZ Boston, September 23, 2007

    Films give glimpse of Palestine
    The Huntington News, September 26, 2007

    Cinema of suffering: The Palestinian film festival and the films of Pedro Costa
    The Boston Phoenix, September 25, 2007

    Video of festival opening reception with special performance by Simon Shaheen
    The Arabic Hour, Boston, September 29, 2007 (audio; 40 min.)

    Radio interview with Festival Co-founders Salma Abu Ayyash and Nitin Sawhney
    What’s Left, WMBR, 88.1 FM, October 3, 2007 (audio; 27 min.)

    Palestinian films debut citywide
    The Harvard Crimson, October 5, 2007

    Inside the Boston Palestine Film Festival
    The Record, Harvard Law School, October 11, 2007

    Radio interview with festival Co-founder Salma Abu Ayyash
    Here & Now, WBUR, 90.1 FM, October 24, 2007 (audio)

    TIPS ON VIEWING THIS YEAR’S VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

    Which films screen on which days?

    All films offered virtually can be viewed any time during the 10 days.

    Can I view films virtually even if I live outside the Boston area?

    Yes. Please be advised that some films have georestrictions set by the filmmaker or distributor. Each film’s georestriction is specified in its listing.

    I have a ticket, now how do I view the film?

    Once the festival opens, on October 13 at 6 pm, the ticket unlocks the film and makes it available for viewing. You’ll be able to watch all virtual screenings via Apple TV, Roku, and Android TV as well as screencasting from your PC or mobile device.

    After I’ve started a film, can I pause it or will I lose access?

    Yes, you can pause the film.

    How long do I have to view the film?

    From the moment you unlock a film, you have 48 hours to finish viewing it.

    Where can I get support if problems arise?

    On the BPFF Virtual Festival page, click on the Need Help? button in the top right-hand corner. Click to see FAQs and launch live help via Chat.

    Can I use my 3 Film Pass or Full Festival Pass to attend a live screening?

    No, live screenings require purchase of a separate ticket.

     

    Still have questions?

    Email us at info@bostonpalestinefilmfest.org.