In A Fidai Film, Kamal Aljafari reclaims Palestinian history from the shadows of erasure. Using footage seized from the Palestine Research Center during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Beirut, Aljafari disrupts the colonial narratives that have long dominated these visuals. By re-editing, distorting, and re-contextualizing the archival material, he resurrects the suppressed stories and struggles of the Palestinian people. This film is a cinematic protest that redefines how history is remembered and narrated, where every frame challenges the viewer to reconsider whose story is being told. Aljafari’s approach turns a once-lost archive into a powerful statement against historical dispossession, blending experimental art and activism in a way that reshapes the boundaries of documentary cinema. (ME)
Co-presented by Regards palestiniens
competition : International Feature Competition
A Fidai Film
- Country : Palestine, Qatar, Brazil, France
- Year : 2024
- V.O : Arabic, Hebrew, English
- Subtitles : French or English
- Duration : 78 MIN
- Editing : Kamal Aljafari
- Editing : Yannig Willmann
- Production : Kamal Aljafari
- Production : Flavia Mazzarino
- Music : Simon Fisher Turner
- Sound Design : Attila Faravelli
- Sound Design : Jochen Jezussek
Port of Memory (2010)
Recollection (2015)
An Unusual Summer (2020)
Paradiso, XXXI, 108 (2022)
UNDR (2024)
Renaud Victor Award at FID Marseille | Jury Prize in the Burning Lights Competition at Visions du Réel | BFI London Film Festival | IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival | Sarajevo Film Festival | Camden International Film Festival | Dokufest International Documentary and Short | DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
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