Tag : Palestinian Territories

Artists

This animation short centres on Fatenah, who dreams of a simple life in the Gaza Strip. When she discovers a lump near her breast, she begins a journey of torment, loss and pain. The story highlights the lack of medical facilities in the besieged Gaza Strip and the bureaucratic Israeli government...
Fadi's film focuses on the attempts of one couple to enjoy quality time together in the Palestinian refugee camp Bourj al Barajneh, outside Beirut, Lebanon. The constant noise and overcrowding play a central role in the film, which portrays the battle to create any kind of quality of life when...
'A Space Exodus' is a brief, stylish remake of a few key scenes from Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey', with the artist cast as the first Palestinian cosmonaut. The film takes a narrative of extreme, technological progress and transposes it onto a situation in which a population is bound,...
For almost 40 years, Suleiman Mansour has been a pivotal cultural leader in Palestine. His artwork has played a crucial and empowering role within Palestinian society, reflecting Palestinian identity and offering hope and inspiration through the creation and promulgation of the visual arts. For...
Following the recent incursion of Israel into the Gaza Strip, this Hip Hop group has used their music to give their peers "the hope that someday, their suffering will end; someday we'll come home; some day we will live better; and some day, our little children will see the sun again." The five...
Khatibeh 5 is a group of Palestinian refugees living in the Bourj al Barajeneh refugee camp in Beirut's southern suburbs in Lebanon. The camp was established in 1948 to accommodate an influx of Palestinian refugees from northern Israel. According to the UN, more than 15,000 refugees live in the...
The 'Frames of Reality' photography exhibition arose out of a personal and professional dialogue between Palestinian and Israeli photojournalists. Through a series of workshops led by The Peres Center for Peace, these professionals met to discuss how their work perpetuated stereotypes and inflamed...
Youths in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the north of the West Bank, use photography to capture the harsh reality of their daily lives. From behind the lens, these young people document how conservative elements within their society suppress the rights of the children. Their photography also documents...
Brian seeks to explore war from the perspective of children living in its day-to-day reality. Following children in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank as they work with therapists to unlock and articulate their experiences through creativity, ‘War Toys’ is a series of photographs which portray the...