Screening date:28-11-2015 -- 18:30
Letters from Al Yarmouk
Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi, based in Ramallah, converses with a Syrian-Palestinian photographer, Niras Said, from the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria. The two artists quickly bond over their craft and the importance of film and photos in capturing daily life in a conflict zone.
Country: PalestineYear: 2014
Production: Abed El Salam Abu Askar, Cinepal Films (Palestine)
Contact: Rashid Masharawi
Director: Rashid Masharawi
Editing: Mohammad Nagi
Cinematography: Niras Said
Cast: Niras Said, Lamis Al Khatib
Documentary – 60'
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biography
Rashid Masharawi was born and raised in the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza strip and is a self-taught filmmaker. In 1996, he founded the Cinema Production and Distribution Center (CPC) in Ramallah, which organizes workshops to help young Palestinian filmmakers.
Filmography (selection)
2013: Palestine Stereo
2012: Land of the Story
2008: Laila's Birthday
2005: Waiting
2005: Arafat, my Brother
2003: Live from Palestine
2002: Ticket to Jerusalem
1996: Haifa
1994: Curfew