Project Detail

Dancing Palestine

Synopsis

As the Palestinian identity continues to be threatened with erasure, Palestinians turn to their folk dance, the dabke, to assert their existence. Ultimately, they dance because they love life, and insist on living it.
Official Selection Leuven International Short Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
37 min 2 sec
Director
Lamees Almakkawy
Producer
Lamees Almakkawy
Editor
Lamees Almakkawy
Director of Photography
Cinematographers: Lamees Almakkawy, Grace Long Yung Yu, Ang Li, Keran Zhou, Simon Emilio Gutierrez, Daer Ding, Yash Zhang
Principal cast
With contributions from: Ahmed Najar, Sarah Amawi, Fares Farraj, Zeina Zkeih

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Production Status

Production Company

University College London

Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT

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