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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.