Origin: Jordan | Fiction | Director: Nora al-Shariff | 28 minutes

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Ismail

by Nora al-Sharif Jordan. Runtime: 28min

Inspired by a day in the life of the famous and prolific Palestinian
painter Ismail Shammout (1930-2006), Ismail depicts the evocative story of
a young Palestinian artist struggling to survive and support his parents
and young brother after their expulsion to a refugee camp in 1948 by the
Israeli forces.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZhQbI0SH_Y

http://www.ismailfilm.com/Ismail_Short_-_Official_Website/HOME.html
1st price for films on Arab Camera Festival R'dam 2013
http://www.arabcamera.nl/en/2013/11/271.html

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