Areen Omari

A Palestinian film projectionist's perseverance is put to the test when he tries to organize a film screening in Jerusalem's old city. (The Museum of Modern Art)

Inspired by real events, documentary filmmaker Saverio Costanzo's feature debut is a minimalist psychological drama about a Palestinian family of seven suddenly confronted with a volatile situation in their home that in many ways reflects the larger ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel. (Typecast Releasing)

Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes seven years old his wife insists that he'll be at home early and bring her a present and a cake. Abu Laila's has nothing else on his mind then completing this mission. But the daily life in Palestine has other plans. (imdb)

This pointed drama portrays a day in the life of a Palestinian family -- a day that quickly changes when the Israeli military imposes a local curfew. From that point on, they must live behind closed shutters, barred from their daily lives and needs. (netflix)

After spending more than a decade in prison for a failed attack on an Israeli settler, Ziad struggles to readjust to life in Ramallah, in Bassam Jarbawi's incisive drama examining the effects of the Occupation and its attendant traumas. (tiff)