Through faded letters and Google maps, Hasan reconstructs the memory of her father, detained for years in Israeli prisons.
Palestine
2026
In Arabic with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Saed Andoni
Cinematography
Yousef Hammad
Editor
Ruanne Abou-Rahme
Original Music
Muqata’a
Fairouz Hasan
Fairouz Hassan is a Palestinian directing student at Dar Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. Her work focuses on the intersections of identity, memory, and the body under systems of oppression. She uses experimental and autobiographical filmmaking to express complex personal and collective experiences.
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