In collaboration with Sheffield DocFest, through the Palestine Showcase, PFI presents three feature documentaries in progress.
Amid the ongoing struggle to preserve the Palestinian narrative, the Palestine Film Institute (PFI) emphasizes the importance of supporting Palestinian cinema on international platforms. In collaboration with Sheffield DocFest, through the Palestine Showcase, PFI presents three feature documentaries in progress, providing filmmakers and producers with a unique opportunity to share their work with decision-makers and festival programmers in the film industry, creating a space for them to engage with the global film community, and amplifying Palestinian voices.
Participating projects include:
Theft of Fire
dir. Amer Shomali, prod. Rashid Abdelhamid, Ina Fichman, Remi Grellety Canada/France/Palestine
Theft of Fire is a genre-defying documentary about an art heist that never happened. A Palestinian archeologist and ex-Prisoner hatch a plan to steal back priceless antiquities.
White Resistance: Letters to the Living
dir. Mahmoud Atassi, prod. Abdulrahman Alkilany, Qatar/Turkey
Using hours of haunting footage from inside Gaza's Kamal Edwan hospital, a Palestinian lawyer battles to free hospital director Hussam AbuSafiya from Israeli detention.
Reclaiming Time
dir. Fuad Hindieh, prod. Fuad Hindieh, Palestine/France
When a Palestinian filmmaker tries to legally change his birthdate, his absurd bureaucratic quest becomes a visually stunning heist to reclaim time stolen by occupation.
Supported by the British Council
