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The film screening will be followed by a discussion with the film director Fidaa Ataya. Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EDT; 19:00 PM Palestine, 18:00 europe. Duration: 17 Minutes | Subtitled in English, 2021.
About the Film
This film tells the story of a Palestinian refugee boy whose family was forced to flee their village of Yibna in 1948, which led to his birth in a refugee camp in Lebanon. He narrowly escaped the Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 by fleeing to Yemen, seeking refuge.
His mother died in Syria and was buried in Lebanon. He lived the remaining years of his childhood in the Canada refugee camp in Egypt, later returning with his father to Gaza after the Oslo Accords allowed them back to their homeland.
This is the true story of Mohammad’s life, a story that is shared by countless other Palestinians, a story of displacement, massacre, and war. But it’s also a story of hope, the uncompromising strength of the human spirit, and the eternal power of music.
Crew: Producer, Laurie Salameh, Director, Fidaa Ataya, Cameraman, Mudar Milhem, Awad Hamad, Rami Washaha, sound recording, Animation, Husam Khatib, Sound engineer, Ihad Haniyah, Mark Gavin, Editor, Ania Hatlas, Song writer, Mahmoud Abu Hashhash, Muhammad Saleem, producer assistant and translation
Actors: Muhammad Qutatti, Omar Abusafiah, Fahed Abusafiah, Ayat E’bayat, Muhammad E’bayat, Omar E’bayat, Fidaa Ataya, Ameen Issa, Rabee’ Balawnah, Yousef Ma’moun, Nasim Dahshan, Amer Muhammad, Malak Balawnah, Alaa Albaba
Musicians: Muhammad Qutatti, Hatem Alhafi, Muhammad Zurba
Locations: Tulkarm refugee camp, Abumetleq family house, Alrashid cafe, Nablus, Sama Nablus park, Nablus, The old city of Nablus, E’bayat family house, Fasayel, Jordan Valley, Alka’abna Bedouin community, Jericho
Fidaa Ataya
About Film Director
Fidaa Ataya is a traditional storyteller, Puppeteer, drama-in-education specialist and Actress. She has performed with Hidden Theatre (Italy), The Freedom Theatre (Palestine), Fidaa also the founder and director of Kan Yama Kan group and Al Jarousheh Theatre and Art and Activism residency, She has worked with schools, organizations and activist groups across Palestine. Fidaa is also a Playback Theatre practitioner in the Freedom Bus troupe. she performed in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, UAE, Algeria, Italy, France, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, UK, USA, Denmark, Holland and Spain…
Fidaa teaches Storytelling, making puppets, drama in Education, Playback theatre, arts for change..
She created and directed many performances with children, youth and women, for example: storytelling performances, street theatre, shadow theatre, biblo theatre, playback theatre. she is the artistic director of arts and activism residencies.