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16/09/2026

Wednesday’s whimsy watchlist! 🌟

Today’s watchlist is all about finding childlike joy during difficult times.

🎬 Films featured:
A Short Film About Kids, dir. Ibrahim Handal (2023)
Giraffada, dir. Rani Massalha (2013)
Maradona’s Legs, dir. Luay Awwad (2023)
Children of Shatila, dir. Mai Masry (1998)
Flying Paper, dir. Roger Hill & Amal Al-Agroobi (2013)

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

11/09/2026

Chef and activist, Anthony Bourdain once said that food is everything that we are. 🫒

“It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma.”

Scroll through for five films that capture that exact feeling.

🎬 Films featured:
Soufra, dir. Thomas Morgan (2017)
Wedding in Galilee, dir. Michel Khleifi (1987)
Where the Wind Blows, dir. Hana Elias (2023)
Maqloubeh, dir. Nicolas Damuni (2012)
Foragers, dir. Jumana Manna (2022)

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

21/08/2026

Save these films to your watchlist!

Swipe through for a curated selection of 5 Palestinian films that show what it is to keep laughing

From smuggling fried chicken through underground tunnels to finding absurd reminders of home in Paris and New York, these stories use humour where you would least expect it.

Films Featured:
🎞️ It Must Be Heaven, dir. Elia Suleiman (2019)
🎞️ Kentucky Gaza, dir. Omar Rammal (2025)
🎞️ Born a Celebrity, dir. Luay Awwad (2023)
🎞️ Solomon’s Stone, dir. Ramzi Maqdisi (2015)
🎞️ A Gaza Weekend, dir. Basil Khalil (2022)

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

[Palestinian film recommendations, Palestinian cinema, Palestinian comedy, Palestine on screen, Film recommendations, Dark humor in film, Palestinian culture]

07/08/2026

Save these films to your watchlist!

Swipe through for a curated selection of 5 films that document the beautiful use of sound.

From the rise of hip-hop to transforming the hustle and bustle of a refugee camp into a masterpiece, these stories show how music and sound capture the pulse of life.

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

Films Featured:
🎞️ Slingshot Hip Hop, dir. Jackie Salloum (2008)
🎞️ Gaza Sound Man, dir. Hosam Abu Dan (2025)
🎞️ Ambience, dir. Wisam Al Jafari (2018)
🎞️ The Idol, dir. Hany Abu-Assad (2015)
🎞️ Vibrations from Gaza, dir. Rehab Nazzal (2023)

[Palestinian film recommendations, Palestinian sound design, Music in film, Palestine on screen, Film recommendations, Cinema soundscapes, Palestinian cinema]

30/07/2026

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From an intense, sun-drenched romance captured on a handheld camera to an unexpected road trip driven by a 72-hour permit, these films show what it is to love for Palestinians.

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

Films Featured:
🎞️ Salt of This Sea, dir. Annemarie Jacir (2008)
🎞️ Omar, dir. Hany Abu-Assad (2013)
🎞️ Pomegranates and Myrrh, dir. Najwa Najjar (2008)
🎞️ Between Heaven and Earth, dir. Najwa Najjar (2019)
🎞️ May in the Summer, dir. Cherien Dabis (2013)

Videographer:
Editors: & .wazza23
Presenter: .elhilaly

[Palestinian film recommendations, Palestinian films, What to watch, Palestine on screen, Film recommendations]

02/07/2026

Save these films to your watchlist!

From an intense, sun-drenched romance captured on a handheld camera to an unexpected road trip driven by a 72-hour permit, these stories show what it is to love for Palestinians or are directed by Palestinians

Films Featured:
🎞️ Salt of This Sea, dir. Annemarie Jacir (2008)
🎞️ Omar, dir. Hany Abu-Assad (2013)
🎞️ Pomegranates and Myrrh, dir. Najwa Najjar (2008)
🎞️ Between Heaven and Earth, dir. Najwa Najjar (2019)
🎞️ May in the Summer, dir. Cherien Dabis (2013)

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

[Palestinian film recommendations, Palestinian films, What to watch, Palestine on screen, Film recommendations]

05/06/2026

How does the simple act of living your life become an act of defiance?

Swipe through for a curated selection of 5 films that document what it actually means to stay, capturing the grit, humour and profound weight of the ordinary everyday Palestinian experience.

From a father’s gruelling journey across a physical wall just to reach his son in hospital to a fugitive herd of cows, these stories show the what life is like for Palestinians living in Palestine.

Save these films to your watchlist.

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

[Palestinian film recommendations, Palestinian films, What to watch, Palestine on screen, Film recommendations]

07/05/2026

The anatomy of sumud // صمود

In Palestine waking up is a political statement.

Sumud is the third way of living, a refusal to choose between the tragedy of exile and the silence of submission by simply going through life. Whether it is rebuilding a demolished home, commuting through a checkpoint, or simply holding a wedding, these are acts of sumud.

Films featured:
🎞️The Fifth War, dir. Monica Maurer and Samir Nemr (1980)
🎞️The Teacher, dir. Farah Nabulsi (2023)�
🎞️Where the Wind Blows, dir. Hana Elias (2024)
🎞️ 200 Meters, dir. Ameen Nayfeh (2020)
🎞️ Gaza Mon Amour, dir. Tarzan & Arab Nasser (2020)
🎞️ The Wanted 18, dir. Amer Shomali (2014)

Videographer: Huzayfa Dawood
Co-editor: Hana El Hilaly�
Presenter: Youssef O'Sullivan
Script and co-editing: Maryam Anis

[Palestinian film recommendations, Palestinian films, What to watch, Palestine on screen, Film recommendations]

23/04/2026

Your reminder to keep watching, listening and telling Palestinian stories.

London Palestine Film Festival has encouraged dialogue around Palestine’s cinema, culture and politics for over 25 years.

Shot and edited by social media volunteer Shivani.

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