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An Unusual Summer, dir. Kamal Aljafari
An Unusual Summer, dir. Kamal Aljafari

An Unusual Summer, dir. Kamal Aljafari

13 - 26 November | Barbican Cinema on Demand

Following an act of vandalism, the filmmaker's father installs a camera to record the scenes unfolding in front of the family house.

Gaza Mon Amour, dir. Tarzan & Arab Nasser

Gaza Mon Amour, dir. Tarzan & Arab Nasser

13 - 26 November | Barbican Cinema on Demand

In today’s Gaza, much like anywhere in the world, finding love is a form of emancipation.

200 Meters, dir. Ameen Nayfeh

200 Meters, dir. Ameen Nayfeh

13 - 26 November | Barbican Cinema on Demand

Up-and-coming filmmaker Ameen Nayfeh’s first-feature presents the life-threatening absurdities of life along the infamous wall, with a perfect balance of family warmth and political tension.

Between Heaven and Earth, dir. Najwa Najjar

Between Heaven and Earth, dir. Najwa Najjar

13 - 26 November | Barbican Cinema on Demand


Salma and Tamer are trying to get a divorce. But as they are filing for it, missing documents lead to a staggering discovery about Tamer’s father secret love affair with an Iraqi Jewish woman in the 1950’s.

Letter to a Friend, dir. Emily Jacir + Triple Chaser, dir. Laura Poitras & Forensic Architecture

Letter to a Friend, dir. Emily Jacir + Triple Chaser, dir. Laura Poitras & Forensic Architecture

13 - 26 November | Barbican Cinema on Demand

This double bill brings together two investigative videos by artists looking into the sale and effect of tear gas in Palestine and globally.

1982, dir. Oualid Mouaness

1982, dir. Oualid Mouaness

13 - 26 November l Barbican Cinema on Demand

On the last day of school in June 1982, 11-year-old Wissam wants to tell his crush Joanna that he loves her.

Western Arabs, dir. Omar Shargawi

Western Arabs, dir. Omar Shargawi

13 - 26 November | Barbican Cinema on Demand

Made over a period of 12 years, Western Arabs is a powerful film that documents Omar Shargawi’s attempt at understanding his family.

One More Jump, dir. Emanuele Gerosa

One More Jump, dir. Emanuele Gerosa

13 - 26 November l LPFF Vimeo on Demand

Jehad and Abdallah, founders of the Gaza Parkour Team, brought up together in the Gaza Strip but their choices divided them for years.

Ibrahim: A Fate to Define, dir. Lina Al Abed

Ibrahim: A Fate to Define, dir. Lina Al Abed

13 - 26 November l LPFF Vimeo on Demand

In this provocative and personal documentary, director Lina Al Abed searches for traces of her disappeared father: a seemingly ordinary Palestinian family man who was actually a secret member of a militant splinter faction and vanished when she was just a child.

Three Logical Exits, dir. Mahdi Fleifel

Three Logical Exits, dir. Mahdi Fleifel

13 - 26 November l LPFF Vimeo on Demand

Mahdi Fleifel’s latest short is a brilliant sociological meditation on the “exits” offered to young Palestinians in refugee camps, presented alongside his two previous films centred on the same character.

Maradona’s Legs, dir. Firas Khoury

Maradona’s Legs, dir. Firas Khoury

13 - 26 November l LPFF Vimeo on Demand

During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s legs”; the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari.

The Present, dir. Farah Nabulsi

The Present, dir. Farah Nabulsi

13 - 26 November l LPFF Vimeo on Demand

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?

We Are Online: Laptop Shorts Multi-bill

We Are Online: Laptop Shorts Multi-bill

13 - 26 November l LPFF Vimeo on Demand

Combining our now-normal laptop world to our laptop film viewing, these three short films bring to together day-to-day communications, memories and aspirations of young Palestinians abroad.

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An Unusual Summer, dir. Kamal Aljafari
Gaza Mon Amour, dir. Tarzan & Arab Nasser
200 Meters, dir. Ameen Nayfeh
Between Heaven and Earth, dir. Najwa Najjar
Letter to a Friend, dir. Emily Jacir + Triple Chaser, dir. Laura Poitras & Forensic Architecture
1982, dir. Oualid Mouaness
Western Arabs, dir. Omar Shargawi
One More Jump, dir. Emanuele Gerosa
Ibrahim: A Fate to Define, dir. Lina Al Abed
Three Logical Exits, dir. Mahdi Fleifel
Maradona’s Legs, dir. Firas Khoury
The Present, dir. Farah Nabulsi
We Are Online: Laptop Shorts Multi-bill
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