100 Years After Balfour is about the history of the Balfour Declaration, and its legacy up to the present. The film features seven experts and activists who offer a compelling and cogent range of insights into the troubled history of the Middle East, and powerfully demonstrate the continued vibrancy among Jews in Britain of political dissent and solidarity with Palestinians.
5 Broken Cameras documents a Palestinian farmers’ nonviolent resistance to Israeli settlement in his hometown.
Al-Falastini The film was produced by the British actress and director, "Vanessa Redgrave" in 1977, after the Tel al-Zaatar massacre showing her solidarity with the Palestinian revolution.
Al-Nakba For Palestinians, 1948 marks the “Nakba” or “catastrophe”, when hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. For Israelis, the same year marks the creation of their own state. This four-part series attempts to present an understanding of the events of the past that are still shaping the present.
Ambulance Mohamed Jabaly, a young man from Gaza, joins an ambulance crew while the city is bombed for days straight. We follow Mohamed on his harrowing rescue missions while he contemplates his future in a country torn apart by war.
Apples of the Golan Nestled high on a mountainside in the Middle East, a Syrian Druze village has survived under Israeli occupation, while 136 others like it were wiped out. This documentary tells its story.
Back to One's Roots (Al Awda Ela Al That) This documentary looks at the dilemma facing the Druze community in Israel by following the emotional struggle of Yaman, whose brothers and uncle lost their lives serving in the IDF.
BEFORE THE MASSACRE (Beirut, 1982) A BBC documentary about medical volunteers and their patients at the Gaza Hospital in West Beirut in the aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the siege and bombardment of West Beirut, home to the PLO and the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila. The filming took place in the days immediately before the infamous Sabra-Chatila massacre, carried out by Lebanese Phalangist troops inside an area under Israeli military control.
Bil’in Habibti The Palestinian village of Bil'in is about to lose over a half of its territory to Israel. The residents of the village decide to embark on a struggle against the construction of the barrier.
Born in Gaza shows the tragedy of the besieged Gaza Strip, which is constantly exposed to the aggression of the Israeli occupation. The film conveys the tragedy through the eyes of the children of Gaza, which narrates the horrors of the war and its impact on everything in the Strip.
Boycott When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles.
Breaking the Silence: Israeli Soldiers Come Clean from Open Society Foundation. Israeli veteran Avner Gvaryahu talks about the organisation Breaking the Silence, in which soldiers who fought in the Palestinian Territories testify about what they did.
Conflict in Israel and Palestine from CrashCourse gives you a brief overview of the crisis up to 2015 from a neutral standpoint.
Debate: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism features four academics, politicians, and journalists on opposing sides of the arguments.
Flying Paper Flying Paper tells the uplifting story of a resilient Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip on a quest to shatter the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown.
Free Running in Gaza Young Palestinians embrace an athletic discipline that offers an escape from life under occupation.
Gaza takes you into the day-to-day lives of those living in the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to "shine a light on the ordinary people of Gaza and to highlight the fact that they’re forgotten about in popular media."
Gaza-London is an intimate portrayal of the helplessness and frustration many Palestinians felt as they watched from a distance while their loved ones lived the nightmare.
Inshallah Beijing! For the Palestinian Olympic team, getting to Beijing is already a victory.
Israeli Settlers in the Occupied West Bank from The Atlantic. “Why would an Israeli Jew choose to live in the West Bank?”is the question motivating writer Wajahat Ali in this documentary. Ali, who has been critical of Israel, embarks on a personal quest to understand the perspectives of some of the 400,000 Israeli Jews who live in the occupied territory in defiance of international law—and to hear from the Palestinians who oppose them.
Jenin, Jenin (2003) Director, Mohammad Bakri’s Jenin Jenin is an up-close walk with several of the inhabitants of Jenin, Palestine who on April 2, 2002 experienced the power of the Israeli Defense Forces as the IDF ploughed into the city.
Jerusalem... The East Side Story The film documents Palestinian everyday's life under Israeli occupation in East Jerusalem. It uncovers Israel's policy of judaizing the city in order to gain Jewish majority by driving out Palestinian people from the city.
Jerusalem: Dividing Al-Aqsa This film traces the history of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its significance to both Muslims and Jews. It also looks at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron – where Israel controls Palestinian access and has imposed access and prayer restrictions – and asks whether this is the shape of things to come at Al-Aqsa.
Last Supper Abu Dis In this documentary, the viewer is invited to experience the construction of Israel’s Separation Wall as it happened, live, from villagers’ kitchens and doorsteps in Abu Dis, a Palestinian village on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
Mayor An award-winning look at the life of Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. Rich with detailed observation and humour, Mayor offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don’t have a country?
Memory of the Cactus The film deals with the story of the suffering of the people of Latrun villages who were displaced by the Israeli occupation soldiers in 1967. The wound of the villages in the Latrun enclave is still present in the memory of the people who witnessed the process of ethnic cleansing and displacement of their villages.
Merameyeh Stories from Palestinian women who have lost their homes during bombings.
My Neighbourhood follows Mohammed, a Palestinian boy who is forced with his family to give up their home, as he comes of age in the midst of unrelenting tension and remarkable cooperation in his backyard.
Nowhere Left To Go documents the ongoing struggle of the Jahalin Bedouin in the Jerusalem periphery, campaigning to prevent their forced displacement by the Israeli military authorities.
Occupation 101 presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions.
Occupied Palestine With a combination of candid interviews and remarkable historic footage, Occupied Palestine unpicks the strategic and ideological motors of Israeli rule in Palestine, powerfully depicting that the roots of today's crises were firmly planted in the ground decades ago.
Open Bethlehem is an emotional journey of Leila Sansour’s struggle to save her hometown. It takes viewers deep into Bethlehem and paints portrait of the town as it has never been seen before
Over the Wall - Football Beyond Borders is an unlikely and ambitious hour-long documentary that touches on the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Arab Spring and the role football can play in overcoming prejudice and discrimination.
Palestine 1920: The Other Side of the Palestinian Story this film hears from historians and witness accounts, and features archive documents that show Palestine as a thriving province of Greater Syria and the Ottoman Empire at the dawn of the 20th century.
Palestine is Still the Issue Palestine Still the Issue is a 2002 Carlton Television documentary written and presented by John Pilger and directed by Tony Stark, based on Amira Hass's book “Drinking the Sea in Gaza”. Pilger visited the Middle East and tried to discover why peace was so elusive.
Palestinians in Iraq: Displaced in Diaspora This film documents the suffering of Palestinian refugees in Iraq and looks into the attempts of NGOs to help them. It further documents their ongoing suffering in the countries they were resettled in, such as Brazil, Cyprus, India, Sweden, Norway, and Britain.
Permission to Narrate covers issues of access and of representation of Palestinian history and geography in school curricula.
PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization): Masters of Their Own Destiny a 6-part series following the development of an independent Palestinian governing body.
Slingshot Hip Hop an invigorating documentary portraying the story of three aspiring Palestinian musicians from the rap group DAM as they develop their talent in their bedrooms and take it to standing-room-only crowds throughout historic Palestine.
Tears of Gaza Harrowing documentary on the fate of families during and after Israel’s bombing of Gaza in Operation Cast Lead, 2008-2009. The film shows the devastating effects of war on the women and children living in Gaza, and the difficulties faced in their everyday lives.
The Gatekeepers Told from the perspective of the six remaining former heads of Israel's security intelligence operation (otherwise known as the Shin Bet), they discuss anti-terrorist operations, extremists and Netanyahu.
The Great Book Robbery: Chronicles of a Cultural Destruction Was the appropriation of Palestinian books and manuscripts in 1948 a case of cultural theft or preservation?
The Iron Wall This documentary film about the establishment of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which, the film argues, is a strategy for permanent occupation of the territory.
The Lab This film follows two private Israeli arms dealers as they go about their business with their clients, and documents how the Israeli military occupation of Gaza and the West Bank has been made into a marketable, highly profitable, national asset.
The Land Speaks Arabic (La Terre Parle Arabe) This excellent documentary on one of the most pressing issues of our time brings together rarely seen footage of Palestine before 1948 juxtaposed with historical research, eyewitness accounts, stunning choreography, moving testimonials, and historical documents
The Law in These Parts Award-winning Israeli documentary about the military court system operated by the IDF in the West Bank. Interspersed with archival material, it is based on interviews with nine retired military judges who speak with remarkable candour about the use of torture, and their belief that “security is above the law”.
The Oslo Diaries tells the story through readings of the negotiators' diaries, along with never-before-seen archival footage from the peace process. After starting and stopping talks three times, both sides reached a stalemate and the private summit came to a close in 1999.
The Price of Oslo This two-part documentary traces the secret road to the Oslo Accords, telling the story of negotiations that took place in the political shadows and a search for common ground amid a region in turmoil. At the centre of it all was an unlikely mediator: the Scandinavian country of Norway.
The Silent War: Israel's Blockade of Gaza This short documentary examines Gaza and what Israel's blockade means for the people living in Gaza, as they struggle to rebuild their lives over a year after Operation Cast Lead. "The Silent War: Israel's Blockade of Gaza'' looks at how everyday life is affected, and the bigger issues of sanitation, food and medical supplies.
The War Around Us tells the absorbing true story of the only two international journalists on the ground in Gaza during Israel's bombardment and invasion of the troubled Palestinian territory over a three-week period in 2008-9.
The War in October: What Happened in 1973? The Egyptians call it the October War and the Israelis the Yom Kippur War – a war from which both Arabs and Israelis claimed to emerge victorious.
Though I Know the River Is Dry Caught between his brother's past and his child's future, one man's choice triggers catastrophe for his whole family.
Until When During the 2nd Intifada, the filmmakers lived in the Deheisha Refugee Camp in Bethlehem from 2002-2004. The result is a poignant and intimate documentary following four Palestinian families struggling to survive.
Weaponising Water in Palestine This film explores how occupation and the climate crisis have made Palestinians some of the most water-insecure people in the world.
What Does BDS Mean for Palestine? From AJ+. Leading BDS activist Omar Barghouti sits down with AJ+'s Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to break down the current state of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
Where Should the Birds Fly? The first film about Gaza made by Palestinians living the reality of Israel’s siege tells the stories of two young women: Mona Samouni, an 11 year old girl whose family died when her home was hit by Israeli rockets; and Fida Qishta, the filmmaker, whose story begins with the destruction of her family home in 2004.
Why Evangelical Christians Love Israel from VICE. Thomas Morton joined a group of born again Christians as they toured the Holy Land and found out the real reason why they support Israel.
Women in the Stadium Documents the burgeoning world of women’s soccer in Palestine, featuring four pioneering players telling their inspirational stories.
Wrestling Zionism from Jewish Voice for Peace lets Israelis talk about their disagreement with Zionism.
Writers on the Borders - a Journey to Palestine Following an appeal by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwich, a delegation of writers travels to Palestine, to demonstrate alongside the Palestinians a “fine example of linguistic collaboration” in this “high place of spirituality”.
Zahara This documentary follows Zahara, a Palestinian woman, starting from her childhood. As Zahara grows, we experience the violent establishment of Israel, subsequent life under martial law (1948-1966), and the radical transformation of Palestinian society from a majority to a disenfranchised minority in their own homeland through her eyes.