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  • An Orange From Jaffa

    Special Screening | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    A young Palestinian seeks to reunite with his mother by crossing an Israeli checkpoint. His journey with a well-meaning taxi driver leads to unforeseen tensions and dangerous consequences.

    Mohammed Almughanni / Palestine / Short Narrative

  • The Deer's Tooth

    Special Screening | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    A young man from a refugee camp embarks on a perilous journey in order to fulfil his little brother’s wish—to throw his milk tooth into the sea.

    Saif Hammash / Palestine / Short Narrative

  • Gaza Bride 17

    Ajyal Competition | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    Saleh, a fisherman from Gaza City, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of losing his only son in a tragic incident when he was 10 years old.

    Waseem Khair / Palestine / Short Narrative

  • A Short Film About Kids

    Ajyal Competition | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    Four children from a refugee camp in Bethlehem embark on a journey to visit the sea for the first time, a simple yet profound adventure shaped by their circumstances.

    Ibrahim Handal / Palestine / Short Narrative

  • Thank You For Banking With Us!

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    After their father’s death, two sisters, Mariam and Noura, devise a scheme to claim his substantial inheritance before their estranged brother, who is entitled to half, finds out. Set in Ramallah, the story follows their desperate, comedic efforts to circumvent patriarchal inheritance laws while dealing with personal crises. As their plan unravels, the sisters rediscover their bond, confronting gender discrimination, family obligations, and the limits of societal expectations.

    Laila Abbas / Palestine, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt / Feature Narrative

  • The Poem We Sang

    Special Screening | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    An experimental documentary reflecting on family, displacement, and the power of memory, inspired by a poem sung by the director’s father and uncle about their lost home in Palestine.

    Annie Sakkab / Canada, Palestine, Jordan / Short Documentary

  • UNDR

    Special Screening | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    Through aerial surveillance and archival footage, ‘Undr’ examines the transformation of the Palestinian landscape, capturing the tension between ancient history and modern destruction.

    Kamal Aljafari / Germany, Palestine / Short Experimental or Essay

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