Palestine Islands

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Production year: 2023

Duration: 00:22:00

Produced by: Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles, and Rashid Abdelhamid

Synopsis: Maha, a 12-year-old girl, is part of the final generation of Palestinian refugees from the Balata Camp. After seeing her blind grandfather faint, she imagines a crazy project: To make him believe that the Wall of Separation has fallen, thereby making a return to his native land possible. With the help of her friends from the camp, the young girl plans a fun trip for him.

Director: Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau

Nationality: France

Director Bio: Nour Ben Salem -After earning a master s degree in cinema at the Sorbonne and enrolling in a TV series course at La Fémis, Nour Ben Salem went on to work as a scriptwriter for television and cinema. She co-wrote the feature film HARD SHELL, SOFT SHELL by Emma Benestan (2021) as well as several episodes of the series Reign Supreme for Arte/Netflix. Palestine Islands is her first work as a director. Julien Menanteau - After studying cinema in Montreal and at the Sorbonne, Julien Menanteau directed his first short film, RIKISHI, followed by SAMARITAN — a creative documentary shot over two years in Palestine, broadcast on Arte, and won a star from the SCAM. LADS, his first fiction feature, has just obtained an advance on receipts from the CNC.