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The TruthInside 'The Teacher': Farah Nabulsi’s Feature Film on Occupation & Palestinian ResistanceOscar-nominated filmmaker Farah Nabulsi joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches to talk about her powerful new film The Teacher, an emotional and political drama set in the occupied West Bank. Inspired by true events, The Teacher follows a Palestinian schoolteacher as he confronts personal trauma, settler violence, and the capture of an Israeli soldier by the resistance, forcing impossible moral decisions that reflect the brutal reality of life under military occupation.2025-05-2244 minThe TruthInside 'The Teacher': Farah Nabulsi’s Feature Film on Occupation & Palestinian ResistanceOscar-nominated filmmaker Farah Nabulsi joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches to talk about her powerful new film The Teacher, an emotional and political drama set in the occupied West Bank. Inspired by true events, The Teacher follows a Palestinian schoolteacher as he confronts personal trauma, settler violence, and the capture of an Israeli soldier by the resistance, forcing impossible moral decisions that reflect the brutal reality of life under military occupation.2025-05-2244 min
Mehdi UnfilteredWhy Palestinian Films Need To Be Widely DistributedThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comMehdi speaks to BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated Palestinian Director Farah Nabulsi about her latest film, 'The Teacher,' which centers around the struggle of Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank through the lens of a school teacher there. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribeWATCH ‘MEHDI UNFILTERED’ ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfilteredFIND ZETEO:Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_newsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com...2025-05-0618 min
Habibi House PodcastOscar Nominated Director Farah Nabulsi Isnt Asking for Approval: How She Redefined Palestine in FilmOscar-nominated Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi joins us for a deep, fearless conversation about her journey, her work, and her mission to tell Palestinian stories without compromise.In this powerful episode, Farah pulls no punches — calling out colonialism, Hollywood’s role in shaping Arab stereotypes, and why resistance is inevitable under occupation. She discusses her acclaimed films like The Present and The Teacher, how she navigates identity in a Western world, and her views on reclaiming Palestinian narratives through cinema.Farah also opens up about the emotional impact of the Gaza genocide, the responsibility she feels as a filmmaker, and why...2025-05-011h 04
INSIDE THE ARTHOUSEExploring Life in Occupied Palestine: An Emotional Journey with "THE TEACHER" Director Farah Nabulsi🎙️ Inside the Arthouse: Farah Nabulsi on THE TEACHER
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Farah Nabulsi (THE PRESENT) joins us to discuss her powerful feature debut, THE TEACHER — a moving and urgent drama set in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Starring Saleh Bakri, the film follows a Palestinian teacher grappling with personal loss as he forms a bond with a student, all while navigating the harsh realities of occupation. Based on true family stories, THE TEACHER is a deeply human portrait of resistance, resilience, and connection.
Shot entirely in Palestine, the film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, and has...2025-04-1656 min
Shone boy's podcast"The Teacher": Palestinian Drama Filmed in the West Bank Examines Impact of Israel's Occupation on ChildrenWatch our extended interview with British Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri, who discuss the new feature film The Teacher. Inspired by true events, the drama looks at how Israel’s decadeslong military occupation impacts Palestinian children. Nabulsi details the challenges of filming The Teacher in the occupied West Bank, and Bakri discusses how he drew on his own experience as a father to play the titular role.2025-04-1425 min
El podcast de Jeny Mejía Aguirre"The Teacher": Palestinian Drama Filmed in the West Bank Examines Impact of Israel's Occupation on ChildrenWatch our extended interview with British Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri, who discuss the new feature film The Teacher. Inspired by true events, the drama looks at how Israel’s decadeslong military occupation impacts Palestinian children. Nabulsi details the challenges of filming The Teacher in the occupied West Bank, and Bakri discusses how he drew on his own experience as a father to play the titular role.2025-04-1425 min
Kawalis | Cinema, Television & Theater from the Arab WorldThe Untold Stories of Palestine | Farah Nabulsi, Director of The Teacher & The PresentIn this episode of Kawalis, we welcome Farah Nabulsi, the acclaimed director and writer behind films like "The Teacher" and the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated "The Present." Nabulsi shares her powerful journey from her career in finance to filmmaking, highlighting her profound connection to Palestine and the human stories that inspire her work. The conversation delves deep into the reality of life under occupation, unpacking the emotional and political complexities. Nabulsi discusses her creative process, the impact of her films, and the urgent need for empathy and awareness. This episode is a compelling exploration of humanity amid the ongoing atrocities...2025-04-111h 13
KPFA - Democracy Now!Democracy Now 6am – April 11, 2025On today’s show:
Supreme Court Orders U.S. to “Facilitate” Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador
Michigan Lawyer Detained at Detroit Airport, Phone Seized; He Represents Pro-Palestine Protester
Microsoft Worker Fired for Israel Protest: “Cloud and AI Are the Bombs and Bullets of the 21st Century”
“The Teacher”: Director Farah Nabulsi and Actor Saleh Bakri on New Film Based in Occupied West Bank
The post Democracy Now 6am – April 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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Rania Khalek DispatchesFrom the River to the Screen: Inside ‘The Teacher’ w/ Palestinian Director Farah NabulsiOscar-nominated filmmaker Farah Nabulsi joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches to talk about her powerful new film The Teacher, an emotional and political drama set in the occupied West Bank.Inspired by true events, The Teacher follows a Palestinian schoolteacher as he confronts personal trauma, settler violence, and the capture of an Israeli soldier by the resistance, forcing impossible moral decisions that reflect the brutal reality of life under military occupation.The film captures the full spectrum of colonial...2025-04-0942 min
The Enlightenment PodcastEp 27 - Farah Nabulsi (Oscar Nominated & BAFTA Award Winning Filmmaker)In Episode 27 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan sit down with Farah Nabulsi, an Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker and human rights advocate.After a successful career in finance, Farah pivoted to filmmaking following her first visit to Palestine in 2013. Since then, she has dedicated her work to highlighting the Palestinian experience through cinema.She has written, directed, and produced several impactful films, including:🎬 Oceans of Injustice – Her first short film, an adaptation of her writing, offering a deeply personal and autobiographical look at Palestinian struggles.🎬 They Took My Son – A harrowin...2025-03-141h 25
acTVism Podcast | deutschDie Oscar-nominierte Filmemacherin Farah NabulsiIn der neuesten Folge von Women of the Resistance spricht Dimitri Lascaris mit der palästinensisch-britischen Filmemacherin Farah Nabulsi. The PRESENT, ihr Regiedebüt, das sie auch mitgeschrieben und produziert hat, wurde auf dem Internationalen Kurzfilmfestival Clermont-Ferrand 2020 uraufgeführt und gewann den begehrten Publikumspreis für den besten Film. Der Film wurde mit über 50 Jury- und Publikumspreisen des Internationalen Filmfestivals, einem BAFTA Award und einer Oscar-Nominierung ausgezeichnet.
Ihr neuester Film, The TEACHER, hatte seine Weltpremiere auf dem Toronto International Film Festival im September 2023. Ab April 2025 wird The TEACHER in den Kinos in ganz Nordamerika und in einigen europ...2025-03-0441 min
Culture BitesEpisode 57: Is a Roman coin about to break auction records?This week on Culture Bites, Enas Refaei, Farah Andrews and Maan Jalal take a moment to appreciate the Emirati and Arab traditions being considered for Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage lists this year.
Established in 2008, the lists aim to preserve and promote cultural heritage, including practices that may be in urgent need of safeguarding. Several rituals from the region have been added to the list including henna and Palestinian Nabulsi soap-making. Another contender submitted by the UAE and other Arab countries is coffee, with all the social customs that surround it.
The hosts then look at...2024-12-0532 min
The InterviewFarah Nabulsi: Challenging imbalance in value of human lifeStephen Sackur speaks to British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi. Her latest film, The Teacher, is set in the West Bank and invites audiences to see and feel the Palestinian experience in intimate, human and emotional detail; but is that possible in the post-October 7th climate of war?2024-11-1322 min
TarwidaCinema against Injustice | Farah NabulsiFrom finance to cinema, Farah Nabulsi's transition into an award-winning director has been fueled by her passion for justice. In this episode, we delve into how she discovered filmmaking as a powerful medium for capturing Palestinian realities and discusses the challenges she faced, from filming under occupation, to ensuring that stories and characters are well represented. Join us as Farah inspires us with her insights and dedication to using film as a tool for resisting occupation.This episode is hosted by Afaf Shawwa Bibi. Tarwida’s lead producer is Tala Elissa and it is co-produced by Lobna Mo...2024-11-0449 min
Ready To Be Real by Síle SeoigeMisan Harriman : Bridge buildingTopics covered : George Floyd, Black Lives Matter movement, trauma, racism, empathy, capitalism, celebrity culture, social media, privilege, colonialism, photography, power of film and music, Palestine, injustice, grief, social justice, community.My guest this week is photographer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and social activist, the wonderful Misan Harriman.He is married to Camilla and they have 2 young daughters and they live in Surrey.He was born in Nigeria and came to England when he was a young boy to attend boarding school and the last few years in particular, have been transformative for him.2024-10-041h 24
AmanpourWhat Will Israel Do Next?The next stage of Israel's war against Hezbollah will start soon, according to the Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Israel is currently conducting reconnaissance and other ground raids inside Lebanon. According to the US, Washington says any ground invasion could be more limited than originally thought. Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy joins the show to discuss the latest developments and what this means for the region. Also on today's show: Ali Vaez, Director of the Iran Project, International Crisis Group; director Farah Nabulsi and actor Saleh Bakri ("The Teacher"); author Sarah Smarsh ("Bone of the Bone") 2024-09-301h 00Ready To Be Real by Síle SeoigeFarah Nabulsi : Award winning filmmakerTopics covered : Resistance, solidarity, grief, finding purpose, empathy and selective empathy, creativity, racism, colonisation, injustice, double standards, hypocrisy, soft power. This week I speak to Oscar nominated and BAFTA Award winning Palestinian British filmmaker and human rights advocate, Farah Nabulsi.She lives in London with her husband and their 3 children and we spoke when she was recently in Galway for the Film Fleadh.Farah's work includes 'Today They Took My Son', endorsed by British Director Ken Loach and screened at the United Nations. 'The Present', her directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and...2024-07-2656 min
Girls On FilmEp 173: Love Lies Bleeding exclusive with director Rose Glass and more at Glasgow Film FestivalIn this episode Girls On Film is at the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival. Anna Smith sits down with Festival Director Allison Gardner, then has an exclusive interview with the director of Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass, with Oscar-nominated director of The Teacher Farah Nabulsi, and with BAFTA-nominated director of Edge of Summer Lucy Cohen.
First up, Director of GFF Allison Gardner picks out some of her festival highlights, from Ava DuVernay’s Origin to Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt which she describes as a ‘feminist western’. Allison talks about the unique programming at GFF with 126 films incl...2024-03-0150 min
Lovin MeetsMeet Farah Nabulsi: The Film Maker & Advocate For Palestinian RightsMeet Farah Nabulsi: The Film Maker & Advocate For Palestinian Rights 2024-02-2120 min
The Lovin Dubai ShowLovin Dubai Show: The UAE Voices Disappointment Over Failed Ceasefire Vote-The UAE Voices Disappointment Over Failed Ceasefire Vote -Dubai Influencer Karen Wazen Joins Jordanian Hit Series -UAE Eases Up Its Abortion Laws -A Sharjah Woman Mourns Her Housekeeper & Hails Her As An Unsung Hero-Meet Farah Nabulsi: The Film Maker & Advocate For Palestinian Rights 2024-02-2139 min
inbetweenish • bridges across cultureson Palestine pt.1 — identity and cultureSend us a textPart 1 of the ‘on Palestine’ series:In your lifetime and exposure, how have you understood Palestinian culture and it’s people?On Palestine is a three-part series on the inbetweenish pod that focuses on the Palestinian identity, the struggle for liberation, and a way forward. Palestinians have often been misrepresented by the media, so in this series you will be hearing from 3 Palestinians that come from different backgrounds:→ Zeena, Palestinian diaspora who was raised in the Arab world → Faissal, Palestinian diaspora who was raised in the Western wo...2024-01-0950 min
Stuff Mom Never Told YouFeminists Around the World: Farah NabulsiToday we're talking about activist and filmmaker Farah Nabulsi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-11-0710 min
Five QuestionsTeaching Palestinian Stories Through FilmFarah Nabulsi and Yousef Munayyer discuss her film The Present, which tells the story of a Palestinian father and daughter in the West Bank trying to buy a wedding anniversary gift but having to navigate the Israeli system of apartheid on their way home. Nabulsi is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning British-Palestinian filmmaker and human rights advocate.2023-10-1120 min
Palestine DebriefFarah Nabulsi: From Stockbroker to Award-Winning DirectorIn this episode, Rafeef, Tayla and Tom are joined by Farah Nabulsi, Palestinian-British filmmaker and human rights advocate. She has written and produced four short films including Today They Took My Son and Nightmare of Gaza. Her most recent short The Present has won over 50 International awards for its powerful portrayal of the daily struggles faced by Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Listen in as we discuss The Present, her inspiration, and her efforts to use film to share the Palestinian experience under Israeli occupation and apartheid system.Links:To learn more about Farah...2023-07-0742 min
The No Budget FilmcastFilmcast 101 - The PresentOn 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?
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BULAQ | بولاقWe Read RamallahThe Book of Ramallah collects stories set in and around Palestine's administrative capital, which, Maya Abu Al-Hayat writes in her introduction, “represents this mirage, this glimmer of hope that isn't real, to many writers.”Show Notes: Book of Ramallah, edited by Maya Abu Al-Hayat, is available from Comma Press. You can read “Love in Ramallah” by Ibrahim Nasrallah, translated by Mohammed Ghalaieny, at Bookanista. An excerpt from the introduction is available at The Irish Times.An excerpt of Mourid Barghouti's I Saw Ramallah, in Ahdaf Soueif's translation, is available at Penguin Random.An exce...2022-01-2057 min
The Palestine PodBest of 2021 Pt. 2 - A Brisk Jog Down Memory LaneThis week we recap episodes 16-38 and rediscover some of the highlights with guests including Farah Nabulsi, Laila El-Haddad, Qaher Harhash, Lyla June, Hadar Cohen, Malak Mattar, Rifk Ebeid, Jon Elmer, Joe Gaza, Joudie Kalla, Max from Palestine Action, Noam Shuster, Noor Elkhaldi, and Samer Fidy. It's an episode that catches you up to the present with some of the best of from 2021. We'll be back next week with brand new content!
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Britain Palestine ProjectQ&A with director Farah NabulsiOn 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 is it to go shopping?
Farah Nabulsi is an Oscar nominated and BAFTA Award-Winning Palestinian British filmmaker, born, raised and educated in the UK. She left the corporate world in 2016 to start working in the film industry as a writer & producer of short fiction films, exploring topics that matter to her. This includes Today They Took My Son, endorsed by renowned British Director Ken Loach, screened at the...2021-11-1937 min
A Worthy AlienEpisode Five: Farah Nabulsi - From stockbroker to Bafta winnerOur guest today is a Palestinian-British filmmaker and Human rights advocate, previously stockbroker at JP Morgan, now BAFTA winner and Oscar Nominee for her most recent short The Present. She is a screenwriter, producer and director, through her lens she tries to capture the Palestinian struggle and embarks us with her in this portrait on the absurdity of life under occupation. Can something as simple as buying a gift for your spouse get you detained or killed ? Our guest manages to tell an emotionally-charged reality/story with finesse and skill in less than 30 minutes.2021-09-091h 12
Understanding Israel Palestine"The Present" Shows Today's PalestineFarah Nabulsi, the Palestinian-British director and writer of the award-winning short film, "The Present," discusses her new film. "The Present" tells the story of a Palestinian man who sets out with […] The post "The Present" Shows Today's Palestine appeared first on KKFI.2021-07-1428 minUnderstanding Israel Palestine"The Present" Shows Today's PalestineFarah Nabulsi, the Palestinian-British director and writer of the award-winning short film, "The Present," discusses her new film. "The Present" tells the story of a Palestinian man who sets out with […] The post "The Present" Shows Today's Palestine appeared first on KKFI.2021-07-1428 minUnderstanding Israel Palestine"The Present" Shows Today's PalestineFarah Nabulsi, the Palestinian-British director and writer of the award-winning short film, "The Present," discusses her new film. "The Present" tells the story of a Palestinian man who sets out with […] The post "The Present" Shows Today's Palestine appeared first on KKFI.2021-07-1428 minUnderstanding Israel Palestine"The Present" Shows Today's PalestineFarah Nabulsi, the Palestinian-British director and writer of the award-winning short film, "The Present," discusses the success of her new film. "The Present" tells the story of a Palestinian man who […] The post "The Present" Shows Today's Palestine appeared first on KKFI.2021-07-1428 min
Voices of the Middle East and North AfricaUS Nonprofits Supporting Israeli Settlers & "The Present" with Farah NabulsiSince its occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has practiced a policy of Jewish-only settlement expansion over Palestinian land. A land that the International Community designated as the territory of a future Palestinian State.
Jewish-only settlements constitute a violation of international law and international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, but they have remained a stable policy of consecutive Israeli right-wing and left-wing governments. Even with the upheaval inside Israeli politics, the Israeli cabinet still had the time to green-light the construction of over 500 new settlement units in the Bethlehem region, in May.
And...2021-07-0559 minThe Palestine PodThe Past and The Present with Farah NabulsiThis week we sit down with Farah Nabulsi, Palestinian-British Oscar-nominated, and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker and human rights advocate. We do a deep dive into The Present exploring its themes, the thought process behind certain characters and exchanges, and the notion that we learn just as much about Palestinian cultural tendencies of hospitality and compassion as we do about the realities of life under Israeli military occupation. Farah also clues us into the only part of the Present which is fictional and reveals why she chose to focus this film around the checkpoint - just one of the settler-colonial state’s...2021-06-231h 10
The Middle GeeksEpisode 26: "The Present" in PalestineWe discuss the most recent IDF and Israeli brutalization and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and East Jerusalem and discuss what the world and the US need to do to help those affected and end the occupation. We discuss what the daily reality is like for Palestinians in the West Bank through Farah Nabulsi's brilliant short film, The Present, which you can watch on Netflix. Please do what you can to help Palestinians in need. Note: After this podcast recording, IGN deleted their tweet and article about helping Palestinians in peril. ...2021-05-1755 min
PR UnmaskedFocus on Human Rights – How an Investigation Reveals an Incendiary Picture in Israel and PalestineEarlier this year, Human Rights Watch released a report, “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution", examining the treatment of Palestinians under Israeli rule.
The report is based on in-depth research and analysis that has spanned over two years and includes case studies from across the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel.
This episode of PR Unmasked brings together both Israeli and Palestinian politicians, activists and human rights advocates to discuss the report findings.
Our panellists include Kenneth Roth (Executive Director of Human Rights Watch), Rashida Tlaib (US Congresswoman fo...2021-05-1347 min
PR UnmaskedThe Present – How the Quest for an Anniversary Gift Captures the Harsh Reality of OccupationThe Present, a directorial debut by Farah Nabulsi, is a cinematic take on the harsh reality of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. The short film follows a Palestinian man named Yusef, who, along with his daughter Yasmine, travels through the West Bank to buy a wedding anniversary gift for his wife.
The film explores the politics of movement and the injustice faced by Palestinians in their day-to-day lives. It captures the struggle of completing a simple task like buying a present, whilst encountering checkpoints and soldiers as a part of life under occupation.
In this e...2021-04-2949 min
The darkGoing Underground: Is conflict between the US & its allies v Russia & China inevitable?On this episode of Going Underground, we first speak to Sir Tony Brenton, the former UK ambassador to Russia. He discusses Boris Johnson’s decision to send UK warships to the Black Sea, Russia’s recent military build-up near the Ukrainian border for military exercises which have since concluded, Alexey Navalny’s imprisonment in Russia and his history of racist comments in the past, whether conflict between the US, NATO and its allies v Russia and China can be avoided, and much more! Finally, we speak to Farah Nabulsi, director of the Oscar-nominated film ‘The Present’, which focusses on a Palestinia...2021-04-2428 min
The Cultural FrontlineAlexander Nanau: My Oscar nominated filmIn 2015, a fire broke out in the Collective nightclub in Bucharest Romania, taking the lives of 64 people and injuring 180 others. Many died from seemingly non-life-threatening injuries in hospital, prompting journalists to investigate claims of corruption in the nation’s health system. The documentary Collective explores the aftermath of those events. We speak to its director, double Oscar nominee, Alexander Nanau. What are the realities of shooting a film in the West Bank? Farah Nabulsi is the British-Palestinian director of the Oscar-nominated short film, The Present. She shot her film in Bethlehem and at an Israeli checkpoint, often in...2021-04-2427 min
iSoyciroThe Present - Recensione [Verso l'Oscar...] | Il Cinema in podcast #2Cortometraggio arabo di Farah Nabulsi, disponibile su Netflix. Assolutamente ben girato, in questo podcast possiamo solo fare qualche critica sullo sceneggiato...
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Sigla iniziale: Fast Bluegrass di Nick Gordy2021-04-1810 min
Arab Talk with Jess & Jamal"The Present" Deserves An Oscar - 1 Apr 2021Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi talks about the making of “The Present,” which was nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best Live Action Short Film category.
Jess and Jamal discuss Emmanual Macron’s government’s anti-Muslim rhetoric as the French presidential elections approach. They also talk about the trial of Derek Chauvin who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and ignored Floyd’s cries for help for over nine minutes leading to his death. The landmark trial is set to be a defining moment in the nation’s reckoning over race and policing.2021-04-0250 minArab Talk with Jess & Jamal"The Present" Deserves An Oscar - 1 Apr 2021Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi talks about the making of “The Present,” which was nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best Live Action Short Film category.
Jess and Jamal discuss Emmanual Macron’s government’s anti-Muslim rhetoric as the French presidential elections approach. They also talk about the trial of Derek Chauvin who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and ignored Floyd’s cries for help for over nine minutes leading to his death. The landmark trial is set to be a defining moment in the nation’s reckoning over race and policing.2021-04-0250 min
This Is PalestinePalestinian Film 'The Present' Nominated for an Oscar!The Palestinian short film 'The Present' has been nominated for an academy award! Directed by Farah Nabulsi, the film powerfully shows the emotional and physical toll Palestinians endure at Israeli checkpoints. Host Diana Buttu speaks with film co-writer Hind Shoufani and young star Maryam Kanj. The film is currently available on Netflix.Thank you for tuning into This is Palestine, the official podcast of The
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For more insights, f...2021-03-3127 minBULAQ | بولاقWe Read RamallahThe Book of Ramallah collects stories set in and around Palestine's administrative capital, which, Maya Abu Al-Hayat writes in her introduction, “represents this mirage, this glimmer of hope that isn't real, to many writers.”Show Notes: Book of Ramallah, edited by Maya Abu Al-Hayat, is available from Comma Press. You can read “Love in Ramallah” by Ibrahim Nasrallah, translated by Mohammed Ghalaieny, at Bookanista. An excerpt from the introduction is available at The Irish Times.An excerpt of Mourid Barghouti's I Saw Ramallah, in Ahdaf Soueif's translation, is available at Penguin Random.An exce...2021-03-2556 min
DardasheFarah NabulsiSalem Barahmeh interviews Farah Nabulsi a Palestinian director, writer, and producer , on her latest Oscar nominated film "The Present". Together they talk about the realities of life in Palestine and the inspiration behind her work.2021-03-1600 min
The ShortsTV PodcastAwards Season - Episode 4This week, we look towards the Middle East, with twice Oscar nominated Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad and his producer wife Amira Diab who stopped by our virtual studio to talk about where Middle Eastern cinema has its roots, and where its future is headed.
We follow our road to the Oscars as Rasha and Carter speak to Farah Nabulsi, director of one of this year's Oscar shortlisted live action shorts: The Present, shot on location in the occupied territory of Palestine. Farah opens up about what inspired her and what filmmaking means to her.2021-03-0327 min
Women Power Podcast with Wafa AlobaidatMaking Films With A Radical Purpose With Farah NabulsiFarah Nabulsi is a Palestinian director, writer, producer and human rights advocate. Farah’s life changed totally, after she visited Palestine and witnessed the everyday indignities that Palestinians endure. She decided to become a filmmaker and took it upon herself to shed light on the injustices meted out to Palestinians since their mass displacement in 1948. She’s also the founder of many non-profit production companies and online educational platforms covering news from the Israeli-occupied territories.This episode reflects on Farah’s commendable journey as an artist who dons the hat of a storyteller, director and producer and brings to lif...2020-08-1958 min