After being previously postponed due to the tragic events unfolding in Gaza, the sixth edition of the Gouna Film Festival (GFF) is dedicating a special program ‘Window on Palestine’ to celebrate Palestinian cinema.
Scheduled to run from 14 December until 21 December, this year’s special edition will see a collaboration between GFF and the Palestinian Film Institute (PFI) to showcase a selection of films on Palestine — inviting audiences to seep into the unseen lives and untold stories of the Palestinian people.
The PFI was established in 2019 as a voluntary and independent non-profit organization that aims to amplify the voices of Palestinian film professionals and to develop, promote, and empower the Palestinian film industry regionally and internationally.
The festival is also hosting a fundraising dinner that aims to gather donations for humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza in coordination with the Egyptian Red Crescent.
Through the art of filmmaking, these films aim to enlighten and shed light on the plight of the Palestinian people — here are the 10 films that will be showcased as part of the GFF’s ‘Window on Palestine lineup from 14 to 21 December.
1- Ambulance | directed by Mohamed Jabaly | (2016)
2- Condom Lead | directed by Arab and Tarzan Nasser | (2013)
3-Bye Bye Tiberias | directed by Lina Soualem | (2023)
4-Drawing for Better Dreams | directed by May Odeh | (2015)
5-Bab El Shams | Gate of Sun | directed by Yousry Nasrallah | (2004)
6-Not Just Your Picture | directed by Anne Paq and Dror Dayan(2021) |
7-Roof Knocking | directed by Sina Salim | (2017)
8-Shujayya | (Son of the Streets) directed by Mohammed Almughanni|(2016)
9-The Teacher | directed by Farah Nabulsi | (2023)
10-To My Father | directed by Abdelsalam Shehadeh | (2008)
