MEDIA
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 FEATURE FILMS
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 Globe, October 16, 2011
Boston Palestine Film Festival
Jadaliyya, October 19, 2011
Boston Palestine Film Festival celebrates fifth anniversary
Milton Patriot Ledger, October 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
Jadaliyya, October 24, 2011
Palestinian filmmaker takes political responsibility
PRI’s The World (radio interview with Elia Suleiman), October 28, 2011
Portraying Palestine
The Harvard Crimson, November 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 Globe, October 3, 2010
Boston Palestine Film Festival (4th annual)
Annie’s New Letters & Notes blog, October 5, 2011
Discrimination and stereotypes
The Boston Globe, October 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 Globe, October 3, 2010
BU’s Palestine Film Festival review: Surprisingly poignant
The Quad Online Magazine, October 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)